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Home of a dust bowl refugee in California. Imperial County
Squatter camp on county road near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatter camp on county road near Calipatria. Forty families from the dust bowl have been camped here for months on the edge of the pea fields. There has been no work because the crop was frozen
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
Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, California, with migrant mother and child
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, talking with one of the members. California
Camps of migrant pea workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamps of migrant pea workers. California
Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police
Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp of migratory workers. Imperial County, California
Housing for migratory cotton workers five miles north of Corcoran, California. The famous strikers concentration camp in 1933 was in Corcoran
Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California
Hooverville of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHooverville of Bakersfield, California. A rapidly growing community of people living rent-free on the edge of the town dump in whatever kind of shelter available
FSA migrant labor camp, CalipatriaFarm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp
Tubercular migrant in a potato pickers camp. Kern County, California
Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp of migratory agricultural workers. Imperial County, California
Migratory labor housing during carrot harvestNear Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest. This field owned by proprietor of adjoining grocery store who allows workers to camp here rent-free
Refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea fieldForty families of drought and depression refugees camped by the roadside beside an irrigated pea field
Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by the Los Angeles police
Arkansas family in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeArkansas family in California
Kern County camp for migrants, fifteen miles out of BakersfieldKern County camp for migrants. Planned and erected by the Resettlement Administration fifteen miles out of Bakersfield, California. Partially occupied because there is not any work in the fields
Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville, California
Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees in California
Drought refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeDrought refugees. California
Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California
Refugee families near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeRefugee families near Holtville, California
Ditch bank camp for migrant agricultural workers. California
Families from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near CalipatriaFour families, three of them related with fifteen children, from the Dust Bowl in Texas in an overnight roadside camp near Calipatria, California
Grandmother of twenty-two children living in Kern County migrant camp. California
Aged woman with three of her twenty-two grandchildren, Kern county migrant camp, California. [Sign: Warning! No Visitors. By Order of Health Officer']
Arkansas family washing dishes, seven months in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeArkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes
Part of migrant family of five encamped near Porterville, California, while waiting for work in the orange groves
View of Kern migrant camp...sanitary units, CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeView of Kern migrant camp showing one of three sanitary units. California
In one of the largest pea camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeIn one of the largest pea camps in California
Housing for Oklahoma refugees, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeHousing for Oklahoma refugees. California, Kern County
Motherless migrant children - they work in the cotton, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeMotherless migrant children. They work in the cotton
Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatter camp near Shafter, California
Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeSquatters camp near Farmersville. Tulare County, California
Dirty clothes and flies, American River campDirty clothes and flies. American River camp, near Sacramento, California
Migratory orange picker's camp, Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeMigratory orange picker's camp. Exeter, California
Children of destitute family, American River campChildren of destitute family. American River camp, near Sacramento, California
Destitute family, American River campDestitute family. American River camp. Five children aged two to seventeen. Near Sacramento California. [Sign: "I must have work or food"]
Destitute family, American River campDestitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California
Destitute family, American River campDestitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California. Five children, aged two to seventeen years
Child of migratory worker, American River camp near SacramentoChild of migratory worker. American River camp near Sacramento, California
Wife and five children of migratory fruit worker. American River camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Have worked in the fruit since 1931
Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner. Living in the American River Camp near Sacramento, California
American River camp, Sacramento, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeAmerican River camp, Sacramento. Home of Tennessee family, now migratory workers. Seven in family, came to California July 1935, following relatives who had come in 1933
Entrance and view of Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeEntrance and view of Kern migrant camp. California
View of Kern migrant camp, community center at left. California
View of Kern migrant camp showing one of three sanitary units. California
Cotton picker on her way to the cotton field. Kern migrant camp, California
Section of Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeSection of Kern migrant camp, California
General view of Kern migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeGeneral view of Kern migrant camp, California
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, with drought refugee family. California
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp talking with drought refugee and her four sons. California
Migratory woman, Greek, living in a cotton camp near Exeter, California
Drought refugees from Oklahoma in cotton camp near Exeter, California
Texas drought refugees in cotton camp near Exeter, California
Cotton camp near Exeter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCotton camp near Exeter, California. The woman is a native of California
Drought refugees from Texas encamped in California near Exeter. Seven in family
Part of migrant family of five, encamped near Porterville, California, while waiting for work in the orange groves
Mother of family of migrant fruit workers encamped on outskirts of PortervilleMother of family of migrant fruit workers encamped on the outskirts of Porterville, California, waiting for work in the orange groves
Home of a family of native Californians, migratory workers. Near Porterville, California
California home of Oklahoma drought refugee, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCalifornia home of Oklahoma drought refugee
Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California
Camp of migratory fruit pickers, Farmington, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangeCamp of migratory fruit pickers. Farmington, California
Outskirts of oil boom town, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea LangeOutskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hundreds of families pouring in for jobs. Texas
Living conditions for migratory laborers in private auto campCalipatria, Imperial County. Living conditions for migratory laborers in private auto camp. Tent space fifty cents a week. California. [Signs: Garretts snuff, Model smoking tobacco, Eastside beer]
Living conditions for migratory laborers in private auto camp. Tent space fifty cents per week. Calipatria, Imperial County
Migrants tents...along the right of way of the southern pacificMigrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the southern pacific. Near Fresno, California
