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Lunchtime for cotton hoers, Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for cotton hoers. Mississippi Delta
Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeFamily between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people
Arkansas sharecroppers going home, Near Blytheville, Arkansas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeArkansas sharecroppers going home. Near Blytheville, Arkansas
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
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies
Oklahoma migrant, Texas. 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade
Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm, now a tractor driver, Bell County, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFormer tenant farmer on a large cotton farm now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on same farm. Bell County, Texas
Man living on "Scratch Hill" outside Atoka, Atoka County, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMan living on "Scratch Hill" outside Atoka, Oklahoma. Atoka County, Oklahoma. "I'm going west because this country's through, there isn't anything here for anyone
Abandoned farm on the edge of the Great Plains, Roswell (vicinity), New Mexico, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeRoswell (vicinity), New Mexico. Abandoned farm on the edge of the Great Plains
Former tenant farmer on a large cotton farm, Bell County, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFormer tenant farmer on a large cotton farm. Now a tractor driver for one dollar a day on the same farm. Bell County, Texas
Oklahoma roadside encounter day laborers, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahoma roadside encounter day laborers. "After three years, dry years, not a thing a fellow like me can do. I'd get out
Sharecropper boy near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper boy near Chesnee, South Carolina
Sharecropper boy, Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper boy. Chesnee, South Carolina
Family walking on highway, five children, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeFamily walking on highway, five children. Started from Idabel, Oklahoma. Bound for Krebs, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Ex-farm family, now on Works Progress Administration (WPA), US64, eastern Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeEx-farm family, now on Works Progress Administration (WPA). On U.S. 64, eastern Oklahoma
Slab house in clearing east of Atoka, Oklahoma, Atoka County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeSlab house in clearing east of Atoka, Oklahoma. Atoka County. [Sign on tree stump: Vote for Roy Trent...County Superintendent']
She awaits the international streetcar at a corner in El Paso, Texas to return across... 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeShe awaits the international streetcar at a corner in El Paso, Texas to return across the bridge
Oldest son of a sharecropper family working in the cotton, Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOldest son of a sharecropper family working in the cotton. Chesnee, South Carolina
Home in a district from which many families immigrate West, near Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome in a district from which many families immigrate West. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Tenant farm family
Car trouble on west side, Highway no33, San Joaquin Valley, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeCar trouble on west side, Highway no. 33. In San Joaquin Valley. Formerly a California cowhand and roving laborer, now with wife, he follows the fruit
Young sharecropper at Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeYoung sharecropper at Chesnee, South Carolina
Migrant agricultural labor family, refugees from Texas, near Wasco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant agricultural labor family. Tenant farmer with six children, refugees from Texas, near Wasco, California. "People just can't make it back there with drought, hailstorms, windstorms
People living in miserable poverty, Elm Grove, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePeople living in miserable poverty. Elm Grove, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Refugee agricultural laborer on the roadside in Arizona, near the Casa Grande project, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeRefugee agricultural laborer on the roadside in Arizona, near the Casa Grande project (Farm Security Administration). "I was on this here project, Work Projects Administration
Cotton worker in Sunday clothes, near Blytheville, Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton worker in Sunday clothes. Near Blytheville, Arkansas
The home of a family in Oklahoma County, Elm Grove, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe home of a family in Oklahoma County. Elm Grove, Oklahoma
People living in miserable poverty, Elm Grove, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePeople living in miserable poverty, Elm Grove, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
On highway no. 1 of the "OK" state near Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, 1938On highway no. 1 of the "OK" state near Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Seven children and eldest son's family. Father was a blacksmith in Paris, Arkansas
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
On the outskirts of a modern Oklahoma City within sight of its gleaming skyscrapers, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeOn the outskirts of a modern Oklahoma City within sight of its gleaming skyscrapers. The rent, one dollar, is collected by the city and the health officer is in charge, although there is no sanitation
Home on "Scratch Hill, " outside Atoka, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome on "Scratch Hill, " outside Atoka, Oklahoma. "I was offered twenty dollars for that house. I pay six dollars rent a year, and have some chickens and a garden"
Church in Oklahoma County, Elm Grove, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeChurch in Oklahoma County. Elm Grove, Oklahoma
California home of Oklahoma drought refugee, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalifornia home of Oklahoma drought refugee
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
Old time professional migratory laborer camping on the outskirts of Perryton, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOld time professional migratory laborer camping on the outskirts of Perryton, Texas at opening of wheat harvest. With his wife and growing family, he has been on the road since marriage
The key figure in the 1936 presidential campaign, the American farmer, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe key figure in the 1936 presidential campaign, the American farmer. Oklahoma
Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street of the town, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought farmers line the shady side of the main street on the town while their crops burn up in the fields. "Hello Bill, when's it gonna rain?"
