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Rural Life Collection (#92)

Background imageRural Life Collection: Part of line up at paymasters window at noon... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939

Part of line up at paymasters window at noon... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939
Part of line up at paymasters window at noon. Hop pickers are paid off daily. Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass

Background imageRural Life Collection: Deputy sheriff, stationed at... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939

Deputy sheriff, stationed at... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon. Josephine County, near Grants Pass. Deputy sheriff, stationed at paymasters window on large Williamette hop ranch. Owner employs between 500 and 600 hop pickers for three weeks each year

Background imageRural Life Collection: Deputy sheriff, stationed at paymasters window... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon

Deputy sheriff, stationed at paymasters window... near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
Oregon. Josephine County, near Grants Pass. Deputy sheriff, stationed at paymasters window on large Williamette hop ranch. Owner employs between 500 and 600 hop pickers for three weeks each year

Background imageRural Life Collection: Migratory hop pickers, man and wife, work together, Oregon. Polk County, near Independence, 1939

Migratory hop pickers, man and wife, work together, Oregon. Polk County, near Independence, 1939
Oregon. Polk County, near Independence. Migratory hop pickers, man and wife, work together

Background imageRural Life Collection: On road off main highway, leading to Roque River, near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939

On road off main highway, leading to Roque River, near Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, 1939
Oregon. Josephine County, near Grants Pass. On road off main highway, leading to Roque River. Hop farms picker: " But they don t say what they pay."

Background imageRural Life Collection: Wife of an ex-logger, now a migratory field... Independence (vicinity), Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Wife of an ex-logger, now a migratory field... Independence (vicinity), Polk County, Oregon, 1939
Independence (vicinity), Polk County, Oregon. Wife of an ex-logger, now a migratory field worker, resting in the shade of the hop vine at noon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bindles on shady side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Bindles on shady side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Bindles on shady side of Pastime Cafe. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bindle stiff, used to be logger, Side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939

Bindle stiff, used to be logger, Side of Pastime Cafe, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939
Bindle stiff, used to be logger. Side of Pastime Cafe. Idle three weeks before opening of the Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake

Background imageRural Life Collection: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner. Polk County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Children work in the hops in Oregon often all day... Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Children work in the hops in Oregon often all day... Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children work in the hops in Oregon often all day and every day during the picking season. Oregon, Polk County, Independence

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Idle men seated in shade on the other side... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Possibly: Idle men seated in shade on the other side... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
[Untitled, possibly related to: Idle men seated in shade on the other side of Pastime Cafe, three weeks before opening of Klamath Basin potato harvest. California, Siskiyou County, Tulelake.]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Hop picker, once Nebraska farm owner. Near Independence, Polk County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939
Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother work side by side picking hops. Started work at five a.m. Photograph made at noon. Temperature 105 degrees. Oregon, Polk County, near Independence

Background imageRural Life Collection: Migratory field workers in hop field, near Independence, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory field workers in hop field, near Independence, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory field workers in hop field. Near Independence, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Hop vine and hop picker, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Hop vine and hop picker, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hop vine and hop picker. Near Independence, Polk County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: View of hop yard, pickers at work, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: View of hop yard, pickers at work, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: View of hop yard, pickers at work. Near Independence, Polk County, Oregon]

Background imageRural Life Collection: View of hop yard, pickers at work, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

View of hop yard, pickers at work, near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
View of hop yard, pickers at work. Near Independence, Polk County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay Lumber Company. Logs hauled to the mill by flat car, then dumped into the mill pond. Note markings on logs

Background imageRural Life Collection: Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Pelican Bay Lumber Company, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pelican Bay Lumber Company. The burner is characteristic of the Northwest landscape as grain elevator is to the Plains. There are many types of variations. It is an essential part of the sawmill

Background imageRural Life Collection: At Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, showing... near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

At Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, showing... near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939
At Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, showing chute which conveys logs from pond to the saw. Near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: At Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: At Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: At Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, showing chute which conveys logs from pond to the saw. Near Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Log chute at Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, Near Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1939

Log chute at Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill, Near Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Log chute at Pelican Bay Lumber Company mill. Near Klamath Falls, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Logs at sawmill on Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Logs at sawmill on Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Logs at sawmill on Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Note on changing rurual life, on U. S. 99, Williamette Valley, Benton County, Oregon, 1939

Note on changing rurual life, on U. S. 99, Williamette Valley, Benton County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Note on changing rurual life. On U.S. 99. Benton County, Oregon, Williamette Valley

Background imageRural Life Collection: Small sawmill on the Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Small sawmill on the Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Small sawmill on the Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Small sawmill on the Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Possibly: Small sawmill on the Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Small sawmill on the Marys River near Corvallis, Oregon]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bulldozer equipped with grader... Nieman farm, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939

Bulldozer equipped with grader... Nieman farm, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939
Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer equipped with grader type blade. Nieman farm

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Bulldozer... Nieman farm, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939

Possibly: Bulldozer... Nieman farm, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer equipped with grader type blade. Nieman farm

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bulldozer contractors car, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939

Bulldozer contractors car, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Bulldozer contractors car. Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader

Background imageRural Life Collection: Sign on post office door: Farm animals and household equipment... Vader, western Washington, 1939

Sign on post office door: Farm animals and household equipment... Vader, western Washington, 1939
Sign on post office door: Farm animals and household equipment for sale. Vader, western Washington

Background imageRural Life Collection: Across the counter is Ghost Town Cafe, Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939

Across the counter is Ghost Town Cafe, Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Lewis County, Vader. Across the counter is Ghost Town Cafe

Background imageRural Life Collection: Cafe on U. S. 99, formerly the 'Oasis', Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, 1939

Cafe on U. S. 99, formerly the "Oasis", Centralia, Lewis County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Lewis County, Centralia. Cafe on U.S. 99, formerly the " Oasis"

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bulldozer clearing and pushing stumps... near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939

Bulldozer clearing and pushing stumps... near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer clearing and pushing stumps to the pile where they will be burned. Nieman farm

Background imageRural Life Collection: Stumps on Nieman farm where bulldozer is working, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington

Stumps on Nieman farm where bulldozer is working, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington
Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Stumps on Nieman farm where bulldozer is working

Background imageRural Life Collection: Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest, Oregon, 1939

Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note social security number tattooed on his arm. Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Beanfield showing irrigation

Background imageRural Life Collection: Camp representative of fourteen in group, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Camp representative of fourteen in group, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Camp representative of fourteen in group. On growers land adjoining the bean field

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Beanfield showing irrigation, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Beanfield showing irrigation

Background imageRural Life Collection: Another migratory family camp during bean harvest, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Another migratory family camp during bean harvest, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Another migratory family camp during bean harvest

Background imageRural Life Collection: Bean pickers barber each other, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Bean pickers barber each other, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Bean pickers barber each other

Background imageRural Life Collection: A seasonal office is maintained by the State... near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

A seasonal office is maintained by the State... near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. A seasonal office is maintained by the State Employment Service during the bean harvest

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Bean pickers camp in growers yard, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Bean pickers camp in growers yard, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Bean pickers camp in growers yard. No running water. Marion County, near West Stayton, Oregon

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Railroad station of western Washington town, Elma, Harbor County, Western Washington

Possibly: Railroad station of western Washington town, Elma, Harbor County, Western Washington
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Elma. Railroad station of western Washington town

Background imageRural Life Collection: Railroad station of western Washington town, Elma, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939

Railroad station of western Washington town, Elma, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Elma. Railroad station of western Washington town

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: The church closed when the mill... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939

Possibly: The church closed when the mill... Malone, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: The church closed when the mill closed, but the houses are again occupied in the abandoned mill village. Washington, Grays Harbor County, Malone

Background imageRural Life Collection: Possibly: Migrant pickers harvesting beans, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Possibly: Migrant pickers harvesting beans, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Migrant pickers harvesting beans. Farm people came from South Dakota]

Background imageRural Life Collection: Many children work in the bean harvest, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Many children work in the bean harvest, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion county, near West Stayton. Many children work in the bean harvest, as in the Oregon hop harvest

Background imageRural Life Collection: Local high school girl, who picks beans... near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Local high school girl, who picks beans... near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton Local high school girl, who picks beans during vacation time



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