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Summary
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Tags
california
santa maria calif
santa barbara county
internal migrants
droughts
dust bowl era 1931 1939
the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection
farm security administration photographs
drought refugees
three families
can t travel
trailer license
santa maria
united states farm security administration sponsor
lange dorothea photographer
ultra high resolution
high resolution
farm security administration
great depression
classic photography
art photography
new york public library
Date
01/03/1937 - 31/03/1937
Source
New York Public Library
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Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")