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Background imageMigration Collection: Just arrived from Kansas, near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Just arrived from Kansas, near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Just arrived from Kansas. On highway going to potato harvest. Near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: One of the forty potato camps in open field, entering town, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

One of the forty potato camps in open field, entering town, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
One of the forty potato camps in open field, entering town. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Manager of mobile unit (FSA), on day camp opened... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Manager of mobile unit (FSA), on day camp opened... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Manager of mobile unit (FSA - Farm Security Administration) on day camp opened, in registration tent. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. Over 1500 people depend on hauled water for drinking the year round

Background imageMigration Collection: We made good money in the cherries this year, FSA unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

We made good money in the cherries this year, FSA unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
We made good money in the cherries this year. From then on we made just beans. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. Woman in mobile unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageMigration Collection: Shows pickers tents, power unit and shower bath... FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Shows pickers tents, power unit and shower bath... FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon
Shows pickers tents, power unit and shower bath unit beyond. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageMigration Collection: Migrant camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. Unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp]

Background imageMigration Collection: Baby clothes, FSA mobile camp unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Baby clothes, FSA mobile camp unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Baby clothes. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp unit. [Young mother, aged twenty-two, and little girl three years old. New baby expected in December]

Background imageMigration Collection: He brought his family to the west in a homemade trailer... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

He brought his family to the west in a homemade trailer... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
He brought his family to the west in a homemade trailer from Texas five months ago. Photograph made after supper. Boy sick. Father has work now in potato field. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Truck, baby parked on front seat, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Truck, baby parked on front seat, FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck, baby parked on front seat. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageMigration Collection: Sick child of young couple who migrated to Oregon... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Sick child of young couple who migrated to Oregon... Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sick child of young couple who migrated to Oregon from Amarillo, Texas, five months ago. Their home is now this house trailer

Background imageMigration Collection: In trailer clinic, the nurse consults the migrant... Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon

In trailer clinic, the nurse consults the migrant... Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon
In trailer clinic. The nurse consults the migrant mother whose small boy is ailing. Merrill FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Young migrant mother has just finished washing, Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young migrant mother has just finished washing, Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young migrant mother has just finished washing. Merrill FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Migrant potato pickers, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant potato pickers, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant potato pickers. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Background imageMigration Collection: This family came to the potato harvest after the... FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

This family came to the potato harvest after the... FSA camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon
This family came to the potato harvest after the Oregon hop harvest. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp unit. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Migrant children, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant children, FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant children, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In unit of FS (Farm Security Administration) mobile camp

Background imageMigration Collection: Truck, baby parked on front seat, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Truck, baby parked on front seat, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Truck, baby parked on front seat. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Background imageMigration Collection: Young mother, aged twenty-two... FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young mother, aged twenty-two... FSA mobile camp, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl three years old. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. New baby expected in December

Background imageMigration Collection: Sick child, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sick child, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Father brought his family to the west in a homemade trailer from Texas five months ago. Photograph made after supper. Boy sick. Father has work now in potato field. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl... FSA, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl... FSA, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl three years old. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. New baby expected in December

Background imageMigration Collection: Family of six in tent after supper, FSA mobile unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Family of six in tent after supper, FSA mobile unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family of six in tent after supper. Came to potato harvest after father was laid off of WPA (Work Projects Administration) in Boise, Idaho. Oldest child is twelve. Little boy has dysentery

Background imageMigration Collection: Young migrant girl makes use of facilities... Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Young migrant girl makes use of facilities... Merrill FSA camp, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young migrant girl makes use of facilities provided for cleanliness. Merrill FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageMigration Collection: Migratory field workers at 5 a. m. waiting in the carrot field to hold a place to work, 1939

Migratory field workers at 5 a. m. waiting in the carrot field to hold a place to work, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory field workers at 5 a.m. waiting in the carrot field to hold a place to work, which starts at 8 a.m

Background imageMigration Collection: In FSA migratory labor camp, Sinclair Ranch, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

In FSA migratory labor camp, Sinclair Ranch, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp. Family, mother, father and eleven children, originally from Oklahoma, where he had been a tenant farmer

Background imageMigration Collection: House in camp of carrot pullers, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

House in camp of carrot pullers, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
House in camp of carrot pullers. Near Holtville. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Children of migratory pea pickers in Brawley camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Children of migratory pea pickers in Brawley camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of migratory pea pickers in Brawley camp. California

Background imageMigration Collection: In search of employment as pea pickers, on U. S. 80, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

In search of employment as pea pickers, on U. S. 80, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Eight related persons just arriving in this roadster from Texas. In search of employment as pea pickers. On U.S. 80. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: On U. S. 99. in Kern County on the Tehachapi Ridge, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

On U. S. 99. in Kern County on the Tehachapi Ridge, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On U.S. 99. in Kern County on the Tehachapi Ridge. Migrants travel seasonally back and forth between Imperial Valley and the San Joaquin Valley over this ridge

Background imageMigration Collection: Homeless mother and youngest child of seven... on U.S. 99, near Brawley, Imperial County, 1939

Homeless mother and youngest child of seven... on U.S. 99, near Brawley, Imperial County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On U.S. 99. Near Brawley, Imperial County. Homeless mother and youngest child of seven walking the highway from Phoenix, Arizona where they picked cotton

Background imageMigration Collection: Migratory family arriving at growers camp for pickers, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Migratory family arriving at growers camp for pickers, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family arriving at growers camp for pickers. Car bears Wyoming license, the probable state of origin of the family. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: One of the roads leading into Calipatria, Imperial County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

One of the roads leading into Calipatria, Imperial County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of the roads leading into Calipatria, Imperial County, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Migrant man shaving by roadside, on U. S. 99 between Bakersfield and the Ridge, 1939

Migrant man shaving by roadside, on U. S. 99 between Bakersfield and the Ridge, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On U.S. 99 between Bakersfield and the Ridge, en route to San Diego. Migrant man shaving by roadside

Background imageMigration Collection: Housing of migratory field workers (Mexican)... near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Housing of migratory field workers (Mexican)... near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939
Housing of migratory field workers (Mexican) across road from Farm Security Administration camp (FSA). Near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Migratory workers, pea harvest, FSA migratory labor... Calipatria, Imperial County, 1939

Migratory workers, pea harvest, FSA migratory labor... Calipatria, Imperial County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency). Migratory workers, in camp for the pea harvest, scan the bulletin board at entrance. [Tent acting as an office]

Background imageMigration Collection: Covered wagon, migratory carrot pullers camp, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, 1939

Covered wagon, migratory carrot pullers camp, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Holtville, Imperial Valley. Again the covered wagon. In migratory carrot pullers camp. [Note hand-made quilts]

Background imageMigration Collection: Temporary auto license, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Temporary auto license, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many enter California after cotton picking in Arizona without sufficient money to buy license plates. California

Background imageMigration Collection: FSA migratory labor camp (emergency), Calipatria, Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

FSA migratory labor camp (emergency), Calipatria, Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency). Migrant family, new arrivals, erect their tent on allotted camp site. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Supper time in FSA migratory emergency camp... the pea fields, Calipatria, CA, 1939

Supper time in FSA migratory emergency camp... the pea fields, Calipatria, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Supper time in Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory emergency camp for workers in the pea fields. Calipatria, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Migratory field workers at 5 a.m. waiting in the carrot field... 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory field workers at 5 a.m. waiting in the carrot field... 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory field workers at 5 a.m. waiting in the carrot field to hold a place to work, which starts at 8 a.m

Background imageMigration Collection: Tent of migratory workers in FSA camp (emergency), Calipatria, Calififornia, 1939

Tent of migratory workers in FSA camp (emergency), Calipatria, Calififornia, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tent of migratory workers in Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp (emergency). Calipatria, Calififornia

Background imageMigration Collection: Migratory labor workers, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory labor workers, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory labor workers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Migrants tents... along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, Near Fresno, California, 1939

Migrants tents... along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, Near Fresno, California, 1939
Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. Near Fresno, California. [Sign: Railroad Crossing ]

Background imageMigration Collection: FSA migratory labor camp, Brawley, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

FSA migratory labor camp, Brawley, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Brawley, Imperial Valley. In Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp. Family father, mother and eleven children originally from Mangrum, Oklahoma

Background imageMigration Collection: Growers camp for migrant labor on the edge of the pea fields, near Calipatria, CA, 1939

Growers camp for migrant labor on the edge of the pea fields, near Calipatria, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. In growers camp for migrant labor on the edge of the pea fields. Public health nurse interviews and advises prospective mother, aged seventeen

Background imageMigration Collection: Home of Mexican family migratory workers, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Home of Mexican family migratory workers, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of Mexican family. Migratory workers. Across the road from the Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency). Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Background imageMigration Collection: Homeless mother and youngest child of seven... US99, near Brawley, Imperial County, 1939

Homeless mother and youngest child of seven... US99, near Brawley, Imperial County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On U.S. 99. Near Brawley, Imperial County. Homeless mother and youngest child of seven walking the highway from Phoenix, Arizona where they picked cotton

Background imageMigration Collection: Migrant worker in camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant worker in camp, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant worker in camp. California

Background imageMigration Collection: Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939
Near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest. This field owned by proprietor of ajoining grocery



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