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Cotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoers on the Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi. Hoers in groups of two hundred or more are hauled over daily from Greenville
Housing for cotton pickers, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for cotton pickers. South Texas
Tally, Cotton field in South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeTally. Cotton field in South Texas
Cotton picking in south Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton picking in south Texas
Cotton is planted close to the abandoned cabins, Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton is planted close to the abandoned cabins whose occupants were displaced by power farming. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi
Cotton weighing, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton weighing. South Texas
The cotton gin near Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe cotton gin near Robstown, Texas
Cotton weighing near Brownsville, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton weighing near Brownsville, Texas
Cotton weighing near Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton weighing near Robstown, Texas
Loading cotton after weighing, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeLoading cotton after weighing. San Joaquin Valley, California
Weighing cotton near Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeWeighing cotton near Robstown, Texas
Bales of cotton on gin platform, Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeBales of cotton on gin platform. Robstown, Texas
A cotton patch in the Delta area in Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeA cotton patch in the Delta area in Mississippi. This area produces 500, 000 bales of cotton annually
Cotton bales on gin platform, Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton bales on gin platform. Robstown, Texas
Home of Mississippi tenant farmer, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeHome of Mississippi tenant farmer
Arkansas cafe, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeArkansas cafe. ['Sunset Cafa. A.B. Boyd, prop.']
Cotton gin, Robstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton gin. Robstown, Texas
Part of a family of ten children who live and farm in the area, Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangePart of a family of ten children who live and farm in the area which was flooded in the spring of 1937. They escaped in a boat
Delta cooperative farms in 1938, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1938. Creator: Dorothea LangeDelta cooperative farms in 1938. Hillhouse, Mississippi
Hoeing cotton, South Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHoeing cotton. South Texas
Wife of tractor driver on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWife of tractor driver on the Aldridge Plantation. Mississippi
Truck loads of cotton hoers going from Memphis, Tennessee into Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeTruck loads of cotton hoers going from Memphis, Tennessee into Arkansas
Son of an illiterate sharecropper, near Earle, Arkansas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeSon of an illiterate sharecropper. He wants a high school education. Near Earle, Arkansas
Cotton hoers leaving Greenville at 5 am for a day's work on the plantations, Mississippi, 1937Cotton hoers leaving Greenville at 5 a.m. for a day's work on the plantations. Wages one dollar a day, one dollar and twenty-five cents on a few plantations. Hoers carry their lunches
Main street, Drew, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeMain street. Drew, Mississippi
Sharecropper's cabin, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper's cabin. Mississippi
Cotton hoer, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton hoer. Coahoma County, Mississippi
Sharecropper child near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper child near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Sharecropper eating near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper eating near Clarksdale, Mississippi
The municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi
Stern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeStern wheeler pulled up to the municipal levee at Greenville, Mississippi. [Towboat: Sanford E. Hutson]
One of the farmers at the Delta cooperative farm, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOne of the farmers at the Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi
Cotton sharecropper, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton sharecropper. She was born "two years before the surrender." Mississippi. [General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to Ulysses S
Wife of Mississippi sharecropper, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeWife of Mississippi sharecropper
Newly erected community house at the Delta cooperative farm, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeNewly erected community house at the Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi. This building houses the library, school, clinic and meeting rooms
The cooperative store at the Delta cooperative farm near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe cooperative store at the Delta cooperative farm near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Sharecropper cabin, Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSharecropper cabin. Coahoma County, Mississippi
This ex-tenant still lives on the plantation, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThis ex-tenant still lives on the plantation but works for wages of one dollar a day. He estimated that he worked about 190 days during 1936. Near Clarksdale, Mississippi
These cotton hoers work from 6 am to 7 pm for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeThese cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for one dollar near Clarksdale, Mississippi
Annie Moore Schwein - Born a slave in south Texas, Corpus Christi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeAnnie Moore Schwein. Born a slave in south Texas. Corpus Christi
Lunchtime for cotton hoers, Mississippi Delta, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeLunchtime for cotton hoers. Mississippi Delta
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