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El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each with nearly an acre of ground. Average family income $800 year. Calif. 1936.

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Icon Food." Southern California., public domain photograph

Icon Food." Southern California., public domain photograph

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

Accepted applicant for resettlement on the Hightstown project. Jewish-American.

Accepted applicant for resettlement on the Hightstown project. Jewish-...

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

The present home of the Howard family. This family was photographed in April 1935. At that time they were on their way from Okla. to Calif. Camped in an open field. Mother pregnant with five starving children. Raw green onions were all that they had to eat. They were again photographed during the potato harvest. The baby was born then, and they had food. Now there is some prospect of a fairly decent home. A pile of odds and ends of lumber will eventually be a house. A truck garden is planted.

The present home of the Howard family. This family was photographed in...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Berry pickers. Southern New Jersey. These pickers are Negroes brought in by truck from Delaware.

Berry pickers. Southern New Jersey. These pickers are Negroes brought ...

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

Accepted applicant for resettlement on the Hightstown project. Jewish-American.

Accepted applicant for resettlement on the Hightstown project. Jewish-...

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

Rural rehabilitation client, Carbon, Utah. This man has applied for a loan from Rural Rehabilitation. His plan is to work in the mines in the winter and to run his farm in the summer, thus saving himself and his children from the living conditions of the Utah coal camps. He plans to use his loans for the construction of a house.

Rural rehabilitation client, Carbon, Utah. This man has applied for a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Member of the Hightstown farm group says: "Who says Jews can't farm?" Hightstown, New Jersey

Member of the Hightstown farm group says: "Who says Jews can't farm?" ...

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

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Play street for children. Sixth Street and Avenue C, New York City. The Solomon family who are to be resettled at Hightstown, live in this neighborhood. This Resettlement Administration project includes two hundred and fifty homes, four hundred and fourteen acres of farmland, a modern factory, utilities, including water system, recreation area and lake. Each family will have a modern home and an opportunity to work in a cooperative factory. Also a small plot of land for raising garden vegetables

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Play street for children...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Pueblo at Taos, New Mexico.

The Pueblo at Taos, New Mexico.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The Pueblo at Taos, New Mexico.

The Pueblo at Taos, New Mexico.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New Mexico family. - A black and white photo of two men standing in front of a shack

New Mexico family. - A black and white photo of two men standing in fr...

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sugar beet field freshly plowed, deep furrows of rich black soil. Calif. Large scale extensive farming. 1936.

Sugar beet field freshly plowed, deep furrows of rich black soil. Cali...

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California

Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Icon "Food." Southern California, public domain photograph

Icon "Food." Southern California, public domain photograph

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

A black and white photo of trees in a field, U.S. resettlement camp. California, Marysville

A black and white photo of trees in a field, U.S. resettlement camp. C...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

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

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

Farmers sacking grasshopper bait. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Farmers sacking grasshopper bait. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a building, Taos, New Mexico. Indian reservation.

A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a building, Taos...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Icon Mrs. Howard and the baby., public domain photograph

Icon Mrs. Howard and the baby., public domain photograph

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

Along the highway near Bakersfield, California. Dust bowl refugees.

Along the highway near Bakersfield, California. Dust bowl refugees.

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

Icon Food." Southern California., public domain photograph

Icon Food." Southern California., public domain photograph

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

The self-help cooperative dairy which is being taken over by the R.A. This dairy supplies milk to the CCC Corps nearby. Near Santa Ana, California.

The self-help cooperative dairy which is being taken over by the R.A. ...

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

Home of a migrant family. Calif.

Home of a migrant family. Calif.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, military, or refugee camp, temporary settlement, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a construction site, Migrant's camp. California.

An old black and white photo of a construction site, Migrant's camp. C...

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

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

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

A black and white photo of trees in a field, U.S. resettlement camp. California, Marysville.

A black and white photo of trees in a field, U.S. resettlement camp. C...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Typical East El Centro home, (Mexican field laborer) El Centro, Imperial Valley, Calif. 1936.

Typical East El Centro home, (Mexican field laborer) El Centro, Imperi...

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

Hightstown, New Jersey. Child of Jewish-American farmer.

Hightstown, New Jersey. Child of Jewish-American farmer.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Garment factory on West Twenty-first Street, New York City.

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Garment factory on West ...

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

Farmers sacking grasshopper bait. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Farmers sacking grasshopper bait. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Icon New Mexico., public domain photograph

Icon New Mexico., public domain photograph

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

Taos, New Mexico. - An old black and white photo of a town

Taos, New Mexico. - An old black and white photo of a town

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New Mexico. - A black and white photo of a man and two children

New Mexico. - A black and white photo of a man and two children

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each with nearly an acre of ground. Average family income $800 year. Calif. 1936.

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a street, Migrants' camp. California

A black and white photo of a street, Migrants' camp. California

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A group of people standing in front of a tent, Migrant family in Kern County

A group of people standing in front of a tent, Migrant family in Kern ...

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

A black and white photo of an old building, Migratory camp, California

A black and white photo of an old building, Migratory camp, California

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Portrait of an unidentified man with glasses

Portrait of an unidentified man with glasses

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

Background for Hightstown project photographs. Seventh Avenue and West 28th Street, New York

Background for Hightstown project photographs. Seventh Avenue and West...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Play street for children. Sixth Street and Avenue C, New York City. The Solomon family who are to be resettled at Hightstown, live in this neighborhood. This Resettlement Administration project includes two hundred and fifty homes, four hundred and fourteen acres of farmland, a modern factory, utilities, including water system, recreation area and lake. Each family will have a modern home and an opportunity to work in a cooperative factory. Also a small plot of land for raising garden vegetables

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Play street for children...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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."

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Squatter's camp on a dump outside of Sacramento, Calif. "Built this so that if they run us out, I can take my home with me."

Squatter's camp on a dump outside of Sacramento, Calif. "Built this so...

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

Background photo for Hightstown project. The present home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon and family, 133 Avenue D, New York City. This family is included in the first unit of thirty-five families to be resettled at Hightstown in July, 1936. For four very small rooms in tenement they pay eighteen dollars monthly

Background photo for Hightstown project. The present home of Mr. and M...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Hightstown, New Jersey. Jewish-American farm mother, Mrs. Cohen, wife of the farm manager.

Hightstown, New Jersey. Jewish-American farm mother, Mrs. Cohen, wife ...

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

Midway Dairy cooperative near Santa Ana, California.

Midway Dairy cooperative near Santa Ana, California.

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

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Migrant's camp. California.

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Migrant's camp. California.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A couple of men standing in front of a shack, Migrant's shack. California.

A couple of men standing in front of a shack, Migrant's shack. Califor...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

The mecca of hundreds of drought refugees seeking work and resettlemen...

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

Highway U.S. 101 which runs the full length of California. A main artery on which all travel [California, near King City].

Highway U.S. 101 which runs the full length of California. A main arte...

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

Icon Drought refugees. California, public domain photograph

Icon Drought refugees. California, public domain photograph

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

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Calif. 1936.

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Calif. 1936.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Outdoor portrait of man in cloth cap.

Outdoor portrait of man in cloth cap.

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migratory field worker's home on the edge of a pea field. The family lived here through the winter. Imperial Valley, California

Migratory field worker's home on the edge of a pea field. The family l...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fort tower, stone walls, fortification, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait of a Mexican-American child. Imperial Valley, California

Portrait of a Mexican-American child. Imperial Valley, California

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Supper time. Drought refugee from Oklahoma, shelterless, hoping to wor...

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

One of the 74 temporary homes. The permanent adobe structures are now under construction. Bosque Farms Project.

One of the 74 temporary homes. The permanent adobe structures are now ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Portrait of a Mexican-American child. Imperial Valley, California.

Portrait of a Mexican-American child. Imperial Valley, California.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a woman holding a baby, Migrants' camp, California. 1935.

An old black and white photo of a woman holding a baby, Migrants' camp...

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

[A street in Brawley, Imperial Valley.]

[A street in Brawley, Imperial Valley.]

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

Accepted applicant for resettlement on the Hightstown project. Jewish-American. This man is already employed on the project as carpenter, working on the nearly completed first unit of thirty-five houses. He says, "Will we succeed? Any people who will go through what we did--any people with such patience--will succeed"

Accepted applicant for resettlement on the Hightstown project. Jewish-...

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

Two men standing in a field of tall grass, Homesteaders. Hightstown, New Jersey.

Two men standing in a field of tall grass, Homesteaders. Hightstown, N...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hightstown, New Jersey. Type house. 2 family. Incomplete. Ready for occupancy July, 1936.

Hightstown, New Jersey. Type house. 2 family. Incomplete. Ready for oc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Okla. drought refugees in Calif. 1936.

Okla. drought refugees in Calif. 1936.

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

A black and white photo of a horse drawn wagon, Ox team hauling pulpwood. Mississippi.

A black and white photo of a horse drawn wagon, Ox team hauling pulpwo...

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

Taos, New Mexico. - Public domain portrait print

Taos, New Mexico. - Public domain portrait print

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

Cottage Gardens roadsign. Outskirts of San Bernardino, California.

Cottage Gardens roadsign. Outskirts of San Bernardino, California.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

San Fernando Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Forty homes, all occupied. Each with nearly an acre of grounds. Average income $800 year. Calif 1936.

San Fernando Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Forty homes, all occupied...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each with nearly an acre of ground. Average family income $800 year. Calif. 1936.

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each...

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

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. 4 bedroom house. Rent $16.20 a month rent to apply. 8 in family 6 boys ages 1 to 14. Father street car conductor earns $100 month. Calif. 1936

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. 4 bedroom house. Rent $16.20 ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a garden, gardening, agriculture, plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Migrant's camp. California

A black and white photo of a dirt road, Migrant's camp. California

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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"

From Texas tenant farmer to California fruit tramp. Marysville, Calif....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bosque Farms project. Making adobe brick. These bricks made on the project for use in construction of school and permanent homes

Bosque Farms project. Making adobe brick. These bricks made on the pro...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

Young family, penniless, hitchhiking on U.S. Highway 99, California. T...

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

San Francisco, California. In front of the local paper at Chinatown. Chinese reading news of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. Most of San Francisco's Chinese are Cantonese

San Francisco, California. In front of the local paper at Chinatown. C...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Mrs. Howard shows the beginning of a garden to a neighbor.

Mrs. Howard shows the beginning of a garden to a neighbor.

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

Squatters' camp on highway. Characters in scene from Resettlement film. Near Bakersfield, Calif. 1935.

Squatters' camp on highway. Characters in scene from Resettlement film...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Portrait of a Mexican-American child. Imperial Valley, California.

Portrait of a Mexican-American child. Imperial Valley, California.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Temporary home of a resettled family. Each farm comprises 40 acres of land leveled and suitable for irrigation. Bosque Farms Project.

Temporary home of a resettled family. Each farm comprises 40 acres of ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Portrait of an unidentified man with glasses

Portrait of an unidentified man with glasses

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

A black and white photo of a woman standing outside of a hut, Migrant workers' shack. California. 1935.

A black and white photo of a woman standing outside of a hut, Migrant ...

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

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California.

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California.

Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento on the American River. App...

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

A black and white photo of a trailer and horse trailer, Migrants camped. So. Calif. 1936.

A black and white photo of a trailer and horse trailer, Migrants campe...

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

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California.

Midway Dairy cooperative, near Santa Ana, California.

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

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Play street for children. Sixth Street and Avenue C, New York City. The Solomon family who are to be resettled at Hightstown, live in this neighborhood. This Resettlement Administration project includes two hundred and fifty homes, four hundred and fourteen acres of farmland, a modern factory, utilities, including water system, recreation area and lake. Each family will have a modern home and an opportunity to work in a cooperative factory. Also a small plot of land for raising garden vegetables

Background photograph for Hightstown project. Play street for children...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mrs. Howard shows the beginning of a garden to a neighbor.

Mrs. Howard shows the beginning of a garden to a neighbor.

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

An old black and white photo of a shack, Migrant's home, California

An old black and white photo of a shack, Migrant's home, California

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The self-help cooperative dairy which is being taken over by the R.A. This dairy supplies milk to the CCC Corps nearby. Near Santa Ana, California.

The self-help cooperative dairy which is being taken over by the R.A. ...

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

San Fernando Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Forty homes, all occupied. Each with nearly an acre of grounds. Average income $800 year. Calif 1936.

San Fernando Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Forty homes, all occupied...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El Monte Federal Subsistence Homesteads. 100 homes, all occupied. Each with nearly an acre of ground. Average family income $800 year. Calif. 1936.
Camp of California "fruit tramp." The car has done duty on the fruit route for 16 years. Outskirts of Marysville, California

Camp of California "fruit tramp." The car has done duty on the fruit r...

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

Sugar beet field freshly plowed, deep furrows of rich black soil. Calif. Large scale extensive farming. 1936

Sugar beet field freshly plowed, deep furrows of rich black soil. Cali...

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

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. 4 bedroom house. Rent $16.20 a month rent to apply. 8 in family 6 boys ages 1 to 14. Father street car conductor earns $100 month. Calif. 1936

El Monte federal subsistence homesteads. 4 bedroom house. Rent $16.20 ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a garden, gardening, agriculture, plants, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Icon "Food." Southern California, public domain photograph

Icon "Food." Southern California, public domain photograph

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

An old black and white photo of a construction site, Migrant's camp. California

An old black and white photo of a construction site, Migrant's camp. C...

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

The present home of the Howard family. This family was photographed in April 1935. At that time they were on their way from Okla. to Calif. Camped in an open field. Mother pregnant with five starving children. Raw green onions were all that they had to eat. They were again photographed during the potato harvest. The baby was born then, and they had food. Now there is some prospect of a fairly decent home. A pile of odds and ends of lumber will eventually be a house. A truck garden is planted

The present home of the Howard family. This family was photographed in...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a shack, California housing for Oklahoma refugees

An old black and white photo of a shack, California housing for Oklaho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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