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Poverty Collection (page 18)

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street of the town, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 1936

Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street of the town, Sallisaw, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought farmers line the shady side of the main street of the town while their crops burn up in the fields. "The guvment may keep us a little I reckon." Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Farmers on main street discussing drought, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936

Farmers on main street discussing drought, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers on main street discussing drought. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Grandmother of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Grandmother of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought refugees from Abilene, Texas, following the crops of California as migratory workers, 1936

Drought refugees from Abilene, Texas, following the crops of California as migratory workers, 1936
Drought refugees from Abilene, Texas, following the crops of California as migratory workers. "The finest people in this world live in Texas but I just can't seem to accomplish nothin there

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside, Blythe, California, 1936

Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside, Blythe, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside. They hope to work in the cotton fields. There are seven in family. Blythe, California

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside, Blythe, California, 1936

Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside, Blythe, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside. They hope to work in the cotton fields. The official at the border (California-Arizona) inspection service said that on this day, August 17

Background imagePoverty Collection: Child of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Child of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Child of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: She lives on 'Scratch Hill, ' outside Atoka, Oklahoma, Atoka County, Oklahoma, 1938

She lives on "Scratch Hill, " outside Atoka, Oklahoma, Atoka County, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
She lives on "Scratch Hill, " outside Atoka, Oklahoma. Atoka County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Main street during 1936 drought, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street during 1936 drought, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street during 1936 drought. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Drought farmers come to town, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Drought farmers come to town, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought farmers come to town. Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Farmers, Main street in Oklahoma town - Drought region, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Farmers, Main street in Oklahoma town - Drought region, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers. Main street in Oklahoma town. Drought region

Background imagePoverty Collection: Oklahoma drought farmers, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Oklahoma drought farmers, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma drought farmers. "Nothing to do. These fellers, " said one of them, "are goin to stay right here till they dry up and die too"

Background imagePoverty Collection: Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

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: Twelve year old son of a cotton sharecropper near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937

Twelve year old son of a cotton sharecropper near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Twelve year old son of a cotton sharecropper near Cleveland, Mississippi

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: White sharecropper's home, near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

White sharecropper's home, near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
White sharecropper's home. He drives tractors for his present landlord for seventy-five cents a day near Cleveland, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Sharecroppers families gathering needs for their 4th of July celebration... Mississippi, 1936

Sharecroppers families gathering needs for their 4th of July celebration... Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecroppers families gathering needs for their 4th of July celebration, whites and blacks together. Hill House, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: At Hill House, Mississippi - He wears the union button, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

At Hill House, Mississippi - He wears the union button, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
At Hill House, Mississippi. He wears the union button

Background imagePoverty Collection: Plantation overseer, Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Plantation overseer, Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation overseer. Mississippi Delta, near Clarksdale, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Child of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Child of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Child of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop

Background imagePoverty Collection: Father of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop from Corpus Christi... 1937

Father of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop from Corpus Christi... 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Father of Texas migrant family who follow the cotton crop from Corpus Christi to the Panhandle

Background imagePoverty Collection: Plantation store, Mississippi Delta, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Plantation store, Mississippi Delta, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation store. Mississippi Delta. ['Bellgrade Lumber Co - General Merchandise - Lake Charles Plantation']

Background imagePoverty Collection: Ex-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsicana, Texas, 1937

Ex-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsicana, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ex-tenant farmer, now a day laborer on large cotton farm near Corsicana, Texas

Background imagePoverty Collection: Man going home with relief, near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Man going home with relief, near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Man going home with relief. Bought provisions. Near Oil City, Oklahoma. Carter County

Background imagePoverty Collection: Cotton farmers near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cotton farmers near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton farmers near Oil City, Oklahoma, day laborers. Carter County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: A plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

A plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
A plantation store near Clarksville, Mississippi. [Shop selling US government motor gasoline: Sterlingwell Plantations - Volunteer Food Stores']

Background imagePoverty Collection: Relief client near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Relief client near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Relief client near Oil City, Oklahoma. Oil City is a source of heavy immigration to California. Carter County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Day laborer near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Day laborer near Oil City, Carter County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Day laborer near Oil City, Oklahoma. Carter County, Oklahoma

Background imagePoverty Collection: Plantation cabin of sharecropper, Washington County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Plantation cabin of sharecropper, Washington County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Plantation cabin of sharecropper, Washington County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Plantation cabin of sharecropper, Washington County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cleveland County, Oklahoma. ['Short-Time Loans on Clothing etc - Second Hand Clothing']

Background imagePoverty Collection: White and blacks solve problems together, Sherwood Eddy cotton cooperative...Mississippi, 1936

White and blacks solve problems together, Sherwood Eddy cotton cooperative...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
White and blacks solve problems together on the Sherwood Eddy cotton cooperative of Hill House, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Sharecropper boy near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sharecropper boy near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper boy near Chesnee, South Carolina

Background imagePoverty Collection: Evicted Arkansas sharecropper, now building his new home at Hill House, Mississippi, 1936

Evicted Arkansas sharecropper, now building his new home at Hill House, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Evicted Arkansas sharecropper. One of the more active of the union members (Southern Tenant Farmers Union). Now building his new home at Hill House, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: 'Cotton rules the world, ', Hinds County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

"Cotton rules the world, ", Hinds County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hinds County, Mississippi. "Cotton rules the world, " says this sharecropper woman

Background imagePoverty Collection: Grandmother of fifty-six children, mother of fourteen... near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937

Grandmother of fifty-six children, mother of fourteen... near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of fifty-six children, mother of fourteen, ten living. Near Chesnee, South Carolina

Background imagePoverty Collection: Sharecropper's cabin and sharecropper's wife, Ten miles south of Jackson, Mississippi, 1937

Sharecropper's cabin and sharecropper's wife, Ten miles south of Jackson, Mississippi, 1937
Sharecropper's cabin and sharecropper's wife. Ten miles south of Jackson, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Grandmother of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Grandmother of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina

Background imagePoverty Collection: Sharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper's cabin, cotton and corn, near Jackson, Mississippi

Background imagePoverty Collection: Sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina

Background imagePoverty Collection: Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation, 1936

Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of evicted sharecropper, now living on Sherwood Eddy cooperative plantation

Background imagePoverty Collection: Child of sharecropper, near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Child of sharecropper, near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Child of sharecropper. Near Gaffney, South Carolina

Background imagePoverty Collection: Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman. Hinds County, Mississippi. Black beads hung between the breasts are good for heart trouble

Background imagePoverty Collection: Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Fifty-seven year old sharecropper woman. Hinds County, Mississippi. Thin dimes around the ankles to prevent headaches



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