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Collection: Lange, Dorothea FSA/OWI PHotos
1045 photos
Dust storm. It was conditions of this sort which forced many farmers to abandon the area. Spring 1935. New Mexico
An example of how listing soil into furrows helps impede erosion. Mills, New Mexico
A corral practically buried by drifted dust. Mills, New Mexico. Therefore, the fertile top soil of a grazing area cannot be utilized
These farm implements should never have been used for they destroyed a naturally rich grazing area. Mills, New Mexico
Entrance to Marysville camp for migrants. Marysville, California
Dust storm near Mills, New Mexico
Employment signs in Spanish and English. These ranches (1938) increasingly use pickers. Near Fresno, California
Employment signs in Spanish and English. These ranches (1938) increasingly use pickers. Near Fresno, California
Air view of Jersey Homesteads. Hightstown, New Jersey
Resident of Longview Homesteads in sawmill. Longview, Washington
Farm Security Administration camp. Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Homegrown food is homegrown health. Exercise, fresh air, sunshine, as well as good things to eat, mean good health for the whole family. Many hands are making light work of this job
Eroded field. San Luis Obispo County, California
Outskirts of San Bernardino, California. A new home in California. Drought refugees from Colorado now making a new start in California. Living in Cotton Gardens.
Walter E. Packard, Acting Director, Rural Resettlement Division
Marysville camp for migrants. Resettlement Administration. Shows utility unit and camp sites (toilets, showers, laundry). California
Marysville camp for migrants. Supervised play for the children is part of the child welfare program at the Resettlement Administration camp. California
Sheep grazing. California
Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Loading boulder on stone boat, while excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam
Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam
Central Utah dry land adjustment project, forty miles from Tooele, Utah
Central Utah fry land adjustment project, forty miles from Tooele, Utah. Sheep wagons in which some workers on project lived
New York City street scene