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Citrus workers in winter quarters, Strathmore, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeStrathmore, California. Citrus workers in winter quarters
California migratory farm laborers, outskirts of Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalifornia migratory farm laborers, drought refugees from Oklahoma, camped in the brush on the river bottom with no water or sanitation. On the outskirts of Brawley. Imperial Valley, California
Living conditions of the migrant agricultural workers...Tulare County, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLiving conditions of the migrant agricultural workers on whom depend the crops of California. Tulare County
Living conditions of migrant agricultural workers, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeTulare County, California. Living conditions of migrant agricultural workers on whom the crops of California depend
Looking from the camp to adjoining tract... Shafter migrant camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLooking from the camp to adjoining tract where the Farm Security Administration (FSA) has just completed forty homes to be occupied by low income workers
Migrant potato pickers pitching... Near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant potato pickers pitching their tent. Often they are without water and sanitary conditions. Near Shafter, California
Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePart of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, California, while waiting for work in the orange groves
Oklahoman from Chickasaw in potato pickers camp, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTexans and Oklahomans, drought-stricken ex-farmers, are fast supplanting Mexican labor in the California harvests. Oklahoman from Chickasaw in potato pickers camp. Kern County, California
Building an auto trailer in a squatter camp, Outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBuilding an auto trailer in a squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California
Home of Tennessee family of seven, now migratory workers... outside of Sacramento, CaliforniaHome of Tennessee family of seven, now migratory workers living in camp outside of Sacramento, California. Father was coal miner in Tennessee but when the mines were not working received two days a
Debris left out on the flats where squatters camp stood, Kern County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeKern County. Debris left out on the flats where squatters camp stood during work season. These are common sights after the migrants have left
From Wyoming and Missouri eight years...working in lemons... near Strathmore, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeNear Strathmore, California. From Wyoming and Missouri. Eight years in California. Working in lemons. "It's easy for us because we haven't got a bunch of kids to get drug around."
The Great Reaping Day - Oklahoma potato pickers, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe Great Reaping Day. Hymn singing, Sunday afternoon. The woman had been "saved" the week before. Oklahoma potato pickers. Kern County, California
Housing typical of that afforded Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing typical of that afforded Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley. These people are not migrants, but live on the edge of the ranches and work in peas and melons
Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner, living in American River camp... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDaughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner. Living in American River camp near Sacramento, California
Housing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for migratory cotton field laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona
Housing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona
Dispossessed Arkansas farmers, Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeDispossessed Arkansas farmers. These people are resettling themselves on the dump outside of Bakersfield, California
Family camped on U.S. Highway 63, Cache County, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeFamily camped on U.S. Highway 63. Cache County, Oklahoma
Laundry facilities in migratory labor camp, Imperial Valley, California, near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeLaundry facilities in migratory labor camp. Imperial Valley, California, near Calipatria
Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeAuto camp north of Calipatria, California. Approximately eighty families from the Dust Bowl are camped here. They pay fifty cents a week. The only available work now is agricultural labor
Orange pickers camp, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeOrange pickers camp. Tulare County, California. Rent one dollar per week
Women in auto camp for migrant citrus workers, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeWomen in auto camp for migrant citrus workers. Tulare County, California
Texas woman in carrot pullers camp, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTexas woman in carrot pullers camp. Imperial Valley, California. This sunbonnet is typical of women who came from Texas
Part of family arrived the night before... near Holtville, Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangePart of family arrived the night before from Rockwell, Texas. Picked their way across the country. Encamped on the river bottom. Near Holtville. Imperial Valley, California
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
Texas tenant farmer in Marysville, California, migrant camp during the peach season, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeTexas tenant farmer in Marysville, California, migrant camp during the peach season. 1927 made seven thousand dollars in cotton. 1928 broke even. 1929 went in the hole. 1930 still deeper
Shacks of Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Fla. 1941. Creator: Marion Post WolcottShacks of Negro migratory workers, Belle Glade, Florida
Negro migratory workers by a "juke joint"(?), Belle Glade, Fla. 1941. Creator: Marion Post WolcottNegro migratory workers by a " juke joint" (?), Belle Glade, Florida. [ The Pines, with signs advertising Atlantic ale and beer, Royal Crown cola and NEHI cola]
Negro migratory workers and one shack, Belle Glade, Fla. 1941. Creator: Marion Post WolcottNegro migratory workers and one shack, Belle Glade, Florida
Squatter camp before season opens, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatter camp before season opens. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon
Families camped on flat before season opens waiting... near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939Families camped on flat before season opens waiting for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) mobile unit to open. No sanitation, no water. Near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon
Squatter camp in potato town, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatter camp in potato town. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon
Families camped on flat before season opens... near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939 Creator: Dorothea LangeFamilies camped on flat before season opens, waiting for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) mobile unit to open. No sanitation, no water. Near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon
Squatter camp entering potato town, Malin, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatter camp entering potato town. Malin, Klamath County, Oregon
Camp of migrant potato pickers seen from potato shed... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, CaliforniaCamp of migrant potato pickers seen from the packing shed. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California
House in camp of carrot pullers, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeHouse in camp of carrot pullers. Near Holtville. Imperial Valley, California
Migrants tents... along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, Near Fresno, California, 1939Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. Near Fresno, California. [Sign: Railroad Crossing ]
Farm-reared youth with no opportunity on the farm... Kern County, Calififornia, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeFarm-reared youth with no opportunity on the farm, now travelling single among the migrants. Kern County, Calififornia
Camped on the flat, near Holtville, Imperial County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamped on the flat. Family with five children, left their home in Texas in September 1938. They picked their way across the country in Texas and Arizona cotton
Shacks, 1899. Creator: Louis Michel EilshemiusShacks, 1899
The Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Creator: UnknownThe Dust-Heaps, Somers Town, in 1836, (c1876). Somers Town became a dense shanty town, surrounded on several sides by brickfields and dust heaps
Shack made of barrels and tar paper, St Louis, Missouri, USA, Great Depression, 1931. One of a mile-long row of such makeshift huts on the shore of the Mississippi
A Hooverville on waterfront of Seattle, Washington, USA, Great Depression, March 1933. Grim collections of shacks on vacant lots were cruelly called Hoovervilles after Herbert Hoover
