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Migratory agricultural workers at the Little Creek end of the Norfolk-Cape Charles Ferry. They are going to Bridgeville, Delaware to pick apples. July 1940.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camp of California "fruit tramp." The car has done duty on the fruit route for 16 years. Outskirts of Marysville, California.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Supper time. Drought refugee from Oklahoma, shelterless, hoping to work in the peach harvest. Marysville, California.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif. His story: "1927 made $7000 in cotton. 1928 broke even. 1929 went in the hole. 1930 went in still deeper. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road."

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Marysville migrant camp. California fruit tramp and his family (mother, twenty-two years old).

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Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento on the American River. Approximately 30 families lived in this camp in November 1936.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California. The father, twenty-four, and the mother, seventeen, came from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, early in 1935. Their baby was born in the Imperial Valley, California, where they were working as field laborers.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The mecca of hundreds of drought refugees seeking work and resettlement. Cotton and potatoes provide employment. Squatter camp in Kern County, California.

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California 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, Calif.

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A black and white photo of men working in a field, Lettuce workers. California 1937.

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Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. Arrived in California October 1936 to join the cotton harvest. Near Tulare, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Supper time. Drought refugee from Oklahoma, shelterless, hoping to work in the peach harvest. Marysville, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camp of California "fruit tramp." The car has done duty on the fruit route for 16 years. Outskirts of Marysville, California

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Marysville migrant camp. California fruit tramp and his family (mother, twenty-two years old)

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From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif. His story: "1927 made $7000 in cotton. 1928 broke even. 1929 went in the hole. 1930 went in still deeper. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road"

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Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento on the American River. Approximately 30 families lived in this camp in November 1936

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California. The father, twenty-four, and the mother, seventeen, came from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, early in 1935. Their baby was born in the Imperial Valley, California, where they were working as field laborers

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

California 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, Calif.

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The mecca of hundreds of drought refugees seeking work and resettlement. Cotton and potatoes provide employment. Squatter camp in Kern County, California

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A black and white photo of men working in a field, Lettuce workers. California 1937

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Imperial Valley, California, Mexican. He tells his story: he helped drive the French out of Mexico, fought against Maximilian, and he has, by serving the crops for many years, help build up Imperial Valley

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Once a prosperous Texas farmer, near Bakersfield, California, now come to California looking for work and work for his family in cotton. No work, and no money

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Once a prosperous Texas farmer, near Bakersfield, California, now come to California looking for work and work for his family in cotton. No work, and no money

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Squatters along highway near Bakersfield, California. Penniless refugees from dust bowl. Twenty-two in family, thirty-nine evictions, now encamped near Bakersfield without shelter, without water and looking for work in the cotton ...

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Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Date picker's home. Coachella Valley, California

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Motherless migrant children. They work in the cotton

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In one of the largest pea camps in California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a refugee camp, migrant workers, 1930s, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In one of the largest pea camps in California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a refugee camp, migrant workers, 1930s, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain. California

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Pea pickers in California. "Mam, I've picked peas from Calipatria to Ukiah. This life is simplicity boiled down." California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

One pea picker's home. One-half mile off Highway 101 at Nipomo, California

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

One pea picker's home. One-half mile off Highway 101 at Nipomo, California

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Pea picker's home. The condition of these people warrant resettlement camps for migrant agricultural workers. Nipomo, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pea picker's home. The condition of these people warrant resettlement camps for migrant agricultural workers. Nipomo, California

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Pea picker's home. The condition of these people warrant resettlement camps for migrant agricultural workers. Nipomo, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

String of five housecars. This group represents good conditions among pea pickers. California

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String of five housecars. This group represents good conditions among pea pickers. California

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Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California

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Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California

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Camps of migrant pea workers. California

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Camps of migrant pea workers. California

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Transient potato workers camping along the highway. Near Shafter, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields. California

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Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields. California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

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Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

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Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant pea pickers on the road. California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant pea pickers on the road. California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California

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Jack Neill, "migratory fruit tramp," on banks of Pulah Creek near Winters, California. He owns one acre subsistence farm near Porterville ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jack Neill, "migratory fruit tramp," on banks of Pulah Creek near Winters, California. He owns one acre subsistence farm near Porterville ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Camp of single men by the roadside. They have come in to work in the pea fields. Nipomo, California

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A group of people sitting around a truck, Potato harvesters. Kern County, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people sitting on the back of a truck, Potato harvesters. Kern County, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton pickers camp. Kern County, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a refugee camp, migrant workers, 1930s, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton pickers camp. Kern County, California

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Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California

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Texas 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. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road ...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for More

Texas 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. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road ...

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Texas 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. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road ...

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Texas 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. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road ...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for More

Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside. They hope to work in the cotton fields ...

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Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio

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Example of self-resettlement in California. Oklahoma farm family on highway between Blythe and Indio

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Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. On their way to the Arkansas cotton fields. 1936

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank ...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for More

Family between Dallas and Austin, Texas. The people have left their home and connections in South Texas, and hope to reach the Arkansas Delta for work in the cotton fields. Penniless people. No food and three gallons of gas in the tank ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of migrant workers, 1930s car, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant winter camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Eighty families, build their own shacks, pay one dollar and twenty-five cents a month ground rent which includes water. One half-mile from American River camp

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Winter migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento, California. Each family has to build its own shack; they pay one dollar and twenty-five cents a month ground rent, including water. Eighty families living here in November 1936 ...

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Winter migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento, California. Each family has to build its own shack; they pay one dollar and twenty-five cents a month ground rent, including water. Eighty families living here in November 1936 ...

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Oklahoma mother of five children, now picking cotton in California, near Fresno

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Oklahoma mother of five children, now picking cotton in California, near Fresno

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Drought refugees from Oklahoma in cotton camp near Exeter, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a refugee camp, migrant workers, 1930s, Great Depression, Dust Bowl refugees, poverty, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Housing for workers of the Frick Ranch, California. The condition and plan of this camp show marked influences of Resettlement Administration camps for migrants in this community

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Housing for workers of the Frick Ranch, California. The condition and plan of this camp show marked influences of Resettlement Administration camps for migrants in this community

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Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. Arrived in California October 1936 to join the cotton harvest. Near Tulare, California

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Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. Arrived in California October 1936 to join the cotton harvest. Near Tulare, California

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Drought refugee family from McAlester, Oklahoma. Arrived in California October 1936 to join the cotton harvest. Near Tulare, California

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Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, with drought refugee family. California

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Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, with drought refugee family. California

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General view of Kern migrant camp, California

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General view of Kern migrant camp, California

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Section of Kern migrant camp, California

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Young cotton picker. Kern County migrant camp, California

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Cotton picker on her way to the cotton field. Kern migrant camp, California

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View of Kern County migrant camp showing community garden plots. California

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Entrance and view of Kern migrant camp. California

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Entrance and view of Kern migrant camp. California

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Entrance and view of Kern migrant camp. California

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Entrance and view of Kern migrant camp. California

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American 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. Father was a coal miner in Tennessee

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American 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. Father was a coal miner in Tennessee

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wife and five children of migratory fruit worker. American River camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Have worked in the fruit since 1931. "We don't make a living, but we live on what we make"

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Wife and five children of migratory fruit worker. American River camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Have worked in the fruit since 1931. "We don't make a living, but we live on what we make"

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Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California

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