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Merced (vicinity), California. Migratory cotton picker on highway near Merced, California. He and his family from Independence, Kansas, have been looking for work chopping cotton

Merced, United States

Near Los Banos, California. Migratory agricultural workers. Cotton hoers. Leave the field at the end of the day. Wages twenty cents an hour

Los Banos, United States

Near Los Banos, California. Migratory agricultural workers. Cotton hoers leave the field at end of the day. Wages twenty cents an hour

Los Banos, United States

Tulare County. In Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp. Mother from Oklahoma tends baby with dysentery, and awaits arrival of FSA nurse, camp resident

Tulare County, United States

Baby

Tulare County, California. In Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migratory agricultural workers. Mother with sick baby awaits arrival of FSA camp resident nurse

Tulare County, United States

Between Tulare and Fresno, On U.S. 99. See general caption. Many auto camps of this kind are strewn along the highway

Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. See general caption. A large variety and great number of small eating places face the highway. This one is managed by ex-Texans, hence "Lone Star Inn"

hotel

Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. Highway gas tanks and signboard approaching town. See general caption

Tulare County, Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp. Migrant mother and child at doorway of steel shelter

Farmersville, United States

Tulare County, at Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp at Farmersville, California

Farmersville, United States

farmer

Tulare County. Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migrant agricultural workers. Children who attend nursery school. California. Farmersville camp

Farmersville, United States

Outskirts of Fresno. On U.S. 99. Illuminated sign, approaching San Joaquin Valley town. See general caption. California

Fresno, United States

Tulare County, California. Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migratory agricultural workers. Nursery school children with their teacher, who is assigned to the camp by Works Progress Administration (WPA). Steel shelters in background

Farmersville, United States

migrant camps sandbox

Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp at Farmersville, Tulare County for migratory agricultural workers. Migratory boys come to clinic for attention fo the resident nurse of the Agricultural Workers' Health and Medical Association (FSA)

Farmersville, United States

nurse

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. Migrants on the road. California. See general caption

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 on U.S. 99. Farmer from Independence, Kansas, on the road at cotton chopping time. He and his family have been in California for six months

farmer

Tulare County, California. Farm Security Administration (FSA) Mineral King Farm Cooperative Association. The dairy employs three of the farmers who belong to the association full time

Tulare County, United States

dairy worker

Tulare County, California. Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migratory agricultural workers at Farmersville. Nurse of Agricultural Workers' Health and Medical Association (FSA) is assigned to the camp. Photo shows her attending sick baby

Farmersville, United States

Fresno. Street corner of San Joaquin Valley town on U.S. 99 showing secondhand store. California

Fresno, United States

Near Kingsburg. Small independent gas stations litter the highway. California

Kingsburg, United States

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Self-denial. Each member of the army is a quota, and chooses means of self-denial by which he saves his quota

San Francisco, United States

Meeting opens with taking the collection. Army contributes (about one dollar and fifty cents) again, as well as the audience. Salvation Army, San Francisco, California

San Francisco, United States