A black and white photo of a field with a horse drawn carriage, Squatter camp near Shafter, California

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Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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california shafter kern county dust bowl era 1931 1939 squatter settlements internal migrants migrant laborers the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs squatter camp united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution farm security administration great depression dust bowl classic photography art photography new york public library
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01/11/1936 - 30/11/1936
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New York Public Library
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https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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california shafter kern county dust bowl era 1931 1939 squatter settlements internal migrants migrant laborers the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs squatter camp united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution farm security administration great depression dust bowl classic photography art photography new york public library