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Along U.S. Highway 99, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeAlong U.S. Highway 99. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. ['Cotton Pickers Wanted']
House on a cotton plantation in the Louisiana delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHouse on a cotton plantation in the Louisiana delta
Cotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi. Hoers in groups of two hundred or more are hauled over daily from Greenville
Cotton is planted close to the abandoned cabins, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton is planted close to the abandoned cabins whose occupants were displaced by power farming. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi
Tractor garage at the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor garage at the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi
Church on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeChurch on the Aldridge Plantation. Mississippi
Fuel station on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFuel station on the Aldridge Plantation. Mississippi
Tractor and driver on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor and driver on the Aldridge Plantation. Mississippi
Wife of tractor driver on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWife of tractor driver on the Aldridge Plantation. Mississippi
Church on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeChurch on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi
Cotton hoers leaving Greenville at 5 am for a day's work on the plantations, Mississippi, 1937Cotton hoers leaving Greenville at 5 a.m. for a day's work on the plantations. Wages one dollar a day, one dollar and twenty-five cents on a few plantations. Hoers carry their lunches
This ex-tenant still lives on the plantation, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThis ex-tenant still lives on the plantation but works for wages of one dollar a day. He estimated that he worked about 190 days during 1936. Near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Plantation of Brazos riverbottoms, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangePlantation of Brazos riverbottoms. Texas
Hoers, Aldridge Plantation, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeA crew of 200 hoers were brought to the Aldridge Plantation to hoe cotton for one dollar a day. Many of these are ex-tenant farmers
Wife and child of tractor driver, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWife and child of tractor driver. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi
Fuel tank on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFuel tank on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. ['J.H. Aldridge & Co. "Standard" Tractor Fuel. We use Farmall Tractors and Other McCormick-Deering Equipment']
Cotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta. They worked from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar
Water barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeWater barrels on plantation cabin in Brazos riverbottoms, near Bryan, Texas
Cultivating cotton cooperatively at Lake Dick, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating cotton cooperatively at Lake Dick, Arkansas
Farmers with mule teams and cultivators, Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmers with mule teams and cultivators. Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Plantation overseer, Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePlantation overseer. Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Farmers about to begin cooperative cultivation of cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarmers about to begin cooperative cultivation of cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Plantation store, Mississippi Delta, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePlantation store. Mississippi Delta. ['Bellgrade Lumber Co - General Merchandise - Lake Charles Plantation']
A plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeA plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi. [Shop selling US government motor gasoline: Sterlingwell Plantations - Volunteer Food Stores']
Tractor driver, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor driver. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi
The tractor is driving cotton workers off the land, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi Delta, 1937The tractor is driving cotton workers off the land. Mississippi Delta, Aldridge Plantation
Plantation cabin of sharecropper, Washington County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangePlantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County, Mississippi
Cultivating cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivating cotton at Lake Dick project, Arkansas
Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAldridge Plantation, Mississippi
Well and old plantation smokehouse, Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWell and old plantation smokehouse. Chesnee, South Carolina
Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeChildren of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation
The house that cotton builtEnnis, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe house that cotton built. Ennis, Texas
Tree roots show how the land has been washed away, Wray Plantation, Greene County, Georgia, 1937The tree roots show how the land has been washed away on this old plantation. Wray Plantation, Greene County, Georgia
Abandoned coaches and wagons...old blacksmith shop, Wray Plantation, Greene County, Georgia, 1937Abandoned coaches and wagons behind the old blacksmith shop on the Wray Plantation. Greene County, Georgia
Plantation house where the Wray family has lived for generations, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangePlantation house where the Wray family has lived for generations. A cotton plantation of 2700 acres, employing fifty tenant families in 1918 and seven tenant families in 1937. Greene County, Georgia
Southern lady on the veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray Plantation, Georgia, 1937Southern lady on the veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray Plantation, Georgia
Southern lady of the old school on the veranda...of the Wray Plantation, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSouthern lady of the old school on the veranda of the "Big House" of the Wray Plantation, Georgia
Southern lady of the old school on veranda...at the Wray Plantation, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSouthern lady of the old school on veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray Plantation, Georgia
Tractor on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTractor on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. One man and a four-row cultivator does the work of eight men and eight mules under the one man-one mule system which is still common
Family burial ground on the abandoned Pharr Plantation near Social Circle, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFamily burial ground on the abandoned Pharr Plantation near Social Circle, Georgia
Standing chimneys, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeStanding chimneys are a common sight in Greene County. They often stand in gullied fields indicating where a plantation house once stood. Georgia
A crew of 200 hoers were brought to the Aldridge Plantation to hoe cotton at a dollar a day, 1937A crew of 200 hoers were brought to the Aldridge Plantation to hoe cotton at a dollar a day. Many of these are ex-tenant farmers
Decaying antebellum plantation, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDecaying antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia. [Building dating from before the American Civil War (1861-1865)]
