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Destitute farm labor families come to FSA distributing depot... Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDestitute farm labor families come to Farm Security Administration (FSA) distributing depot to apply for food grant. Kern County, California
Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season, Memphis, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMemphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season. Truck drivers are paid by the planters and serve as "runners" to recruit the men
One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99. Kern County, California
Front porch of sharecropper's cabin, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFront porch of sharecropper's cabin. Coahoma County, Mississippi
Cotton sharecroppers, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton sharecroppers. Greene County, Georgia. They produce little, sell little, buy little
Warehouse, used as distributing office for FSA relief grants... Bakersfield, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeWarehouse, used as distributing office for Farm Security Administration (FSA) relief grants of commodities to destitute farm labor families during cotton strike of October 1938
Cotton workers, outskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeOutskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Six families with twenty-two children live in this house. Cotton workers
A sharecropper's car near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeA sharecropper's car near Hartwell, Georgia. [Tyres missing, up on bricks]
Tenant Purchase applicants, Stockton, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeTenant Purchase applicants. Stockton, California
Sharecropper near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper near Hartwell, Georgia
Cultivated fields and abandoned tenant house, Hall County, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCultivated fields and abandoned tenant house. Hall County, Texas
Home of a migrant worker's family, Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome of a migrant worker's family. Kern County, California. Lately came from Oklahoma
Abandoned tenant cabin of the Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAbandoned tenant cabin of the Mississippi Delta
School in center of the mechanized plantation area of the Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSchool in center of the mechanized plantation area of the Mississippi Delta
Hooverville of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHooverville of Bakersfield, California. A rapidly growing community of people living rent-free on the edge of the town dump in whatever kind of shelter available
The town of Mills, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe town of Mills, New Mexico. The grain elevator in background at right has been long ago abandoned. The bank is closed
Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeFreightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma, " California
Two Reclining Beggars, and Seated Mother and Child, at Foot of Steps, n.d. Creator: Girolamo MacchiettiTwo Reclining Beggars, and Seated Mother and Child, at Foot of Steps, n.d
The Prodigal Son in Misery, n.d. Creator: Amos DoolittleThe Prodigal Son in Misery, n.d
The Little Shoe-Shine Boy, n.d. Creator: Charles-Philibert de LasteyrieThe Little Shoe-Shine Boy, n.d
Sketch in a House at Fahey's Quay, Ennis - the Widow Connor and her Dying Child, 1850. Creator: UnknownSketch in a House at Fahey's Quay, Ennis - the Widow Connor and her Dying Child, 1850. Suffering during the Irish Potato Famine: In Ennis I went through the lanes and alleys
Ruins in the Village of Carihaken, County of Galway, 1850. Creator: UnknownRuins in the Village of Carihaken, County of Galway, 1850. Destruction of rural homes by the levellers, during the Irish Potato Famine. The poor were blamed for their situation
FSA migrant labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp
Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers, beside the highway, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTulare County. Winter quarters, migratory agricultural workers. Beside the highway. Tulare County, California
Street meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California. Organizer for United Cannery Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America (Congress of Industrial Organizations-CIO)
Cabins in the corn, South Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCabins in the corn. South Georgia
Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp. Kern County, California
Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp of migratory agricultural workers. Imperial County, California
Home in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome in "Little Oklahoma, " a community that has grown out of migrant potato and cotton workers. California
Cotton sharecropper family, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton sharecropper family. Macon County, Georgia
Japanese agricultural workers packing broccoli near Guadalupe, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeJapanese agricultural workers packing broccoli near Guadalupe, California
Housing for migratory workers in cotton, five miles north of Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for migratory workers in cotton, five miles north of Corcoran, California. The famous strikers concentration camp in 1933 was at Corcoran camp
Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939Near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest. This field owned by proprietor of adjoining grocery store who allows workers to camp here rent-free
In front of city hall, San Francisco, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker's Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in
Destitute farm families, FSA distributing depot, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDestitute farm families come to FSA (Farm Security Administration) distributing depot to apply for food grant. Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Berry pickers at 5 am, waiting for the truck to haul them to work, Memphis, Tennessee, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeBerry pickers at 5 a.m. Waiting for the truck to haul them to work. Earn about sixty cents per day. Memphis, Tennessee
Oklahoma drought refugees stalled on highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma drought refugees stalled on highway near Lordsburg, New Mexico
Drought refugees stopped at inspection station on the California-Arizona state line, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees stopped at inspection station on the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage examined for plant pests 4
Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field, nine miles from Calipatria, CA, 1937Forty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field. A freeze which destroyed the pea crop threw practically every family in this camp on emergency
Tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of the rear windows, tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City. The Solomon family are on the accepted list for resettlement at Hightstown, New Jersey
Migrant agricultural worker's family, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California
Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeStreet and homes in "Little Oklahoma, " California
Mexican children playing in ditch, near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMexican children playing in ditch which runs through company cotton camp near Corcoran, California
Migrants from Delaware picking berries in southern New Jersey, 1936 Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrants from Delaware picking berries in southern New Jersey