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Poverty Collection (page 14)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt, California, Kern County, 1936

Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt. California, Kern County

Background imagePoverty Collection: Shack in 'Little Oklahoma', California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Shack in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Shack in "Little Oklahoma." Lots 50 x 150, cost one hundred and twenty to two hundred dollars. Bought on hope and sold on promises. No work since last fall

Background imagePoverty Collection: Freight car converted into house in 'Little Oklahoma, ' California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Freight car converted into house in "Little Oklahoma, " California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freight car converted into house in "Little Oklahoma, " California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant workers camp, outskirts of Marysville, California. The new migratory camps now being built by the Resettlement Administration will remove people from unsatisfactory living conditions such as

Background imagePoverty Collection: El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal homesteads. One hundred occupied homes, each with nearly an acre. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

Background imagePoverty Collection: El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Four-bedroom house. Eight in family, six boys, aged one to fourteen. Father is conductor (streetcar), one hundred dollars monthly

Background imagePoverty Collection: [Untitled]: Woman and boy, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

[Untitled]: Woman and boy, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled]: Woman and boy

Background imagePoverty Collection: El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads Four-bedroom house. Eight in family, six boys ages one to fourteen, California. Father is streetcar conductor, one hundred dollars a month

Background imagePoverty Collection: White tenant farmer works on shares. North Carolina, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

White tenant farmer works on shares. North Carolina, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
White tenant farmer works on shares. North Carolina

Background imagePoverty Collection: El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Four in family. Three-room house, seventeen dollars and seventy cents rent to apply on purchase. Father's occupation: carpenter

Background imagePoverty Collection: Peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Peach pickers, Muscella, Georgia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Muscella, Georgia. Peach pickers

Background imagePoverty Collection: Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas who has been resettled at Hill House, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine worker's family near Cordele, Alabama. Father's wages one dollar a day. This is the standard of living the turpentine trees support

Background imagePoverty Collection: Tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, New York City, 193 Creator: Dorothea Lange

Tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, New York City, 193 Creator: Dorothea Lange
One 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

Background imagePoverty Collection: El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Three-room house seventy dollars and seventy cents monthly. Rent to apply on purchase. Four in family. Father, carpenter, earns seventy dollars monthly

Background imagePoverty Collection: Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing), n.d

Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing), n.d. Creator: Pieter Jansz. Quast
Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing), n.d

Background imagePoverty Collection: El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. Seventeen dollars and seventy cents rent to apply on purchase of three-room house. California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project, New Mexico, 1935

Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project. New Mexico

Background imagePoverty Collection: Typical farm in the Mills area, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Typical farm in the Mills area, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Typical farm in the Mills area, New Mexico. These people are to be resettled, their land to revert to cattle range

Background imagePoverty Collection: Stand of vega grass eaten off close, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Stand of vega grass eaten off close, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stand of vega grass eaten off close. In good seasons hay can be cut from areas like this. New Mexico

Background imagePoverty Collection: Farm child, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Farm child, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm child. This family is now resettled on the Bosque Farms project. New Mexico

Background imagePoverty Collection: Motherless migrant children - they work in the cotton, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Motherless migrant children - they work in the cotton, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Motherless migrant children. They work in the cotton

Background imagePoverty Collection: Off for the melon fields (Mexican labor), 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Off for the melon fields (Mexican labor), 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Off for the melon fields (Mexican labor). Imperial Valley, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Mexican field worker, father of six, Imperial Valley, Riverside County, California, 1935

Mexican field worker, father of six, Imperial Valley, Riverside County, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican field worker, father of six. Imperial Valley, Riverside County, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Date picker's home, Coachella Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Date picker's home, Coachella Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Date picker's home. Coachella Valley, California

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Background imagePoverty Collection: Pregnant migrant woman... squatter camp, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pregnant migrant woman... squatter camp, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pregnant migrant woman living in California squatter camp. Kern County

Background imagePoverty Collection: Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Background imagePoverty Collection: Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street, Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Background imagePoverty Collection: Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Background imagePoverty Collection: This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange

This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California. "One-Eye" Charlie gives his views. "I'm making my living off of these people (migrant laborers)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California. Average rental is eight dollars. Some houses have plumbing

Background imagePoverty Collection: [Untitled, possibly related to: Housing, Los Angeles], 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

[Untitled, possibly related to: Housing, Los Angeles], 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Housing. Los Angeles. Within five minutes walk of City Hall. Rent eight dollars to twelve dollars monthly]

Background imagePoverty Collection: Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. California

Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Wife of migratory worker in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wife of migratory worker in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife of migratory worker in auto camp. California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family in auto camp. California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp near Shafter, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California. This is a proposed location of Resettlement Administration migrant camp

Background imagePoverty Collection: Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah, 1936

Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah

Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of drought refugees camped by highway outside of Fresno, California. The parents are working in the cotton field

Background imagePoverty Collection: Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatters camp near Farmersville. Tulare County, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935

On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California. Three brothers, drought refugees from Texas (note water barrel)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California. Penniless refugees from dust bowl. Twenty-two in family, thirty-nine evictions, now encamped near Bakersfield without shelter

Background imagePoverty Collection: Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California. Note number of auto trailers and trailer being constructed on left

Background imagePoverty Collection: Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California. "Come to California." The worldly posessions of refugees from Texas dust, drought and depression



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