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"Bum blockade." All heading north. South of King City, California. Difficult to get a record of this movement because these men wouldn't be photographed as a result of Los Angeles police activity

"Bum blockade." All heading north. South of King City, California. Dif...

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

Freight car converted into house in "Little Oklahoma," California

Freight car converted into house in "Little Oklahoma," California

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

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California,...

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

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the ...

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

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.

Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City, California. Man and wife middle-aged, from Wisconsin. "Old Man Depression sent us out on the road ... You don't know anything about how many people are living in trailers till you 'hit' Florida"

Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City, California. Man a...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City, California. Man and wife middle-aged, from Wisconsin. "Old Man Depression sent us out on the road ... You don't know anything about how many people are living in trailers till you 'hit' Florida"

Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City, California. Man a...

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

Arkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes

Arkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes

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

Stranded in southern California. Belongings of Oklahoma drought refugees camped alongside the road

Stranded in southern California. Belongings of Oklahoma drought refuge...

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

Missouri family of five, seven months from the drought area. "Broke, baby sick, car trouble." U.S. 99 near Tracy, California

Missouri family of five, seven months from the drought area. "Broke, b...

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

Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma," California

Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma," California

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

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California. Note: the photographer passed twenty-eight cars of this type while driving thirty-five miles between 9:00 and 9:45 in the morning

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, Cali...

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

Oklahomans bound for Oregon along a highway in California

Oklahomans bound for Oregon along a highway in California

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

Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt. California, Kern County

Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt. California, Kern Count...

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

Arkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes

Arkansas family. Seven months in California. Washing dishes

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Outskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hundreds of families pouring in for jobs. Texas

Outskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hund...

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 highway going West. U.S. 80 near Lordsburg, New Mexico

The highway going West. U.S. 80 near Lordsburg, New Mexico

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

Missouri family of five, seven months from the drought area. "Broke, baby sick, car trouble." U.S. 99 near Tracy, California

Missouri family of five, seven months from the drought area. "Broke, b...

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

Tracy (vicinity), California. Missouri family of five who are seven months from the drought area on U.S. Highway 99. "Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!"

Tracy (vicinity), California. Missouri family of five who are seven mo...

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

Migrant family outfit on U.S. 99 between Bakersfield, California, and the Ridge

Migrant family outfit on U.S. 99 between Bakersfield, California, and ...

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

H - An old black and white photo of a road

H - An old black and white photo of a road

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

Home in "Little Oklahoma," a community that has grown out of migrant potato and cotton workers. California

Home in "Little Oklahoma," a community that has grown out of migrant p...

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

Home in "Little Oklahoma," a community that has grown out of migrant potato and cotton workers. California

Home in "Little Oklahoma," a community that has grown out of migrant p...

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

Hooverville 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. Approximately one thousand people now living here and raising children

Hooverville of Bakersfield, California. A rapidly growing community of...

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

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

U.S. Highway 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.

Hooverville 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. Approximately one thousand people now living here and raising children

Hooverville of Bakersfield, California. A rapidly growing community of...

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

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo County, California

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo ...

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

Texan refugees' car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the Coachella Valley. California

Texan refugees' car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the...

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

Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway

Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One of the migrants' routes west, U.S. 80. Southwest New Mexico

One of the migrants' routes west, U.S. 80. Southwest New Mexico

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

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma," California

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma," California

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

An old black and white photo of a farm, Shack in "Little Oklahoma," California

An old black and white photo of a farm, Shack in "Little Oklahoma," Ca...

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

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage inspected for plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have th...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Texan refugees' car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the Coachella Valley. California

Texan refugees' car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the...

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 highway going West. U.S. 80 near Lordsburg, New Mexico

The highway going West. U.S. 80 near Lordsburg, New Mexico

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

Just arrived from Kansas. On highway going to potato harvest. Near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Just arrived from Kansas. On highway going to potato harvest. Near Mer...

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

Note on "mobile housing." Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City. Man and wife, middle-aged, from Wisconsin to California. "Old Man Depression sent us out on the road. Been out two years ... February 1936

Note on "mobile housing." Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near Ki...

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

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma," California

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma," California

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

Migrant family's car near Brownsville, Texas

Migrant family's car near Brownsville, Texas

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

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California. Note: the photographer passed twenty-eight cars of this type while driving thirty-five miles between 9:00 and 9:45 in the morning

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, Cali...

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

Flood refugees, four miles out of Memphis. Hall County, Texas

Flood refugees, four miles out of Memphis. Hall County, Texas

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 children from Oklahoma on California highway

Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

San Joaquin Valley. U.S. 99, the highway the migrant families ceaselessly travel. See general caption. California

San Joaquin Valley. U.S. 99, the highway the migrant families ceaseles...

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

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.

Stranded in southern California. Belongings of Oklahoma drought refugees camped alongside the road

Stranded in southern California. Belongings of Oklahoma drought refuge...

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

Oklahomans bound for Oregon along a highway in California

Oklahomans bound for Oregon along a highway in California

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

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage inspected for plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have th...

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

Flood refugee family near Memphis, Texas, are bound for the lower Rio Grande Valley, where they hope to pick cotton. They are from Arkansas

Flood refugee family near Memphis, Texas, are bound for the lower Rio ...

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

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma." Forty families in this group. Tents, tent houses, shacks, freight cars converted into homes

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma." Forty families in this group. T...

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

Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California, Kern County

Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California, Kern County

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

Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California, Kern County

Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California, Kern County

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

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo County, California

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo ...

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

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo County, California

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo ...

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

Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many enter California after cotton picking in Arizona without sufficient money to buy license plates. California

Temporary auto license. A common sight in migratory labor camps. Many ...

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

Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City, California. Man and wife middle-aged, from Wisconsin. "Old Man Depression sent us out on the road ... You don't know anything about how many people are living in trailers till you 'hit' Florida.

Car and homemade trailer on U.S. 101 near King City, California. Man a...

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

An old black and white photo of a building, House in "Little Oklahoma," California

An old black and white photo of a building, House in "Little Oklahoma,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old black and white photo of a house, House in "Little Oklahoma," California

An old black and white photo of a house, House in "Little Oklahoma," C...

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

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain. California

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain. California

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

Migrant family's car near Brownsville, Texas

Migrant family's car near Brownsville, Texas

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

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage inspected for plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have th...

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

Family of nine from near Fort Smith, Arkansas, on their way to try to find work in the California harvests. Between Yuma and Phoenix, Arizona. Fourteen such cars were passed one afternoon on this highway

Family of nine from near Fort Smith, Arkansas, on their way to try to ...

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

Between Tulare and Fresno (see general caption). Two families originating from Independence, Kansas, on U.S. 99. Started out from Fresno that morning for work cotton chopping

Between Tulare and Fresno (see general caption). Two families originat...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Real estate sign along the highway on which hundreds of drought refugees and migrant workers travel. Riverside County, California
Migrant family outfit on U.S. 99 between Bakersfield, California, and the Ridge
In one of the largest pea camps in California

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.

Drought refugee's car on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California. Note: the photographer passed twenty-eight cars of this type (drought refugees) between Bakersfield and Famoso, thirty-five miles, between 9:00 and 9:45 in the morning

Drought refugee's car on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famos...

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

Real estate sign along the highway on which hundreds of drought refugees and migrant workers travel. Riverside County, California

Real estate sign along the highway on which hundreds of drought refuge...

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

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the ...

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 Joaquin Valley. U.S. 99, the highway the migrant families ceaselessly travel. See general caption. California

San Joaquin Valley. U.S. 99, the highway the migrant families ceaseles...

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

Tent of migratory workers in Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp (emergency). Calipatria, California

Tent of migratory workers in Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp (...

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

Roadside used car display on State Highway 17, in season when migrants come into region for pea-picking. Santa Clara County, California

Roadside used car display on State Highway 17, in season when migrants...

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

Between Tulare and Fresno. Migrants on the road. California. See general caption

Between Tulare and Fresno. Migrants on the road. California. See gener...

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

In one of the largest pea camps in California

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.

Tracy (vicinity), California. Missouri family of five who are seven months from the drought area on U.S. Highway 99. "Broke, baby sick, and car trouble!"

Tracy (vicinity), California. Missouri family of five who are seven mo...

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

Outskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hundreds of families pouring in for jobs. Texas

Outskirts of oil boom town. No living quarters available in town. Hund...

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

Passing motorist gives walking family of seven a lift to the next town. See 19075. California

Passing motorist gives walking family of seven a lift to the next town...

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

Kern County, California. Sign on U.S. 99 main highway between Los Angeles and San Francisco

Kern County, California. Sign on U.S. 99 main highway between Los Ange...

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

Icon "Water." Southern California, public domain photograph

Icon "Water." 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

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma." Forty families in this group. Tents, tent houses, shacks, freight cars converted into homes

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma." Forty families in this group. T...

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

"Little Oklahoma," the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato and cotton fields. California

"Little Oklahoma," the community that grew out of the need for help in...

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

"Little Oklahoma," the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato and cotton fields. California

"Little Oklahoma," the community that grew out of the need for help in...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma," California

Freightcar converted into home in "Little Oklahoma," California

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

"Home" of a migrant worker's family. Kern County, California. Lately came from Oklahoma

"Home" of a migrant worker's family. Kern County, California. Lately c...

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

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California,...

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

Texan refugees' car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the Coachella Valley. California

Texan refugees' car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the...

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

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the ...

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

U.S. 99, Kern County, California. Migrants travel seasonally back and forth between Imperial and San Joaquin Valleys over this ridge

U.S. 99, Kern County, California. Migrants travel seasonally back and ...

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