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Rest time in nursery school for migrant children at Shafter Camp, California

Shafter, United States

Strathmore, California. Orange picker's camp. One dollar a week rental

Strathmore, United States

Lindsay, California. Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers. Tulare County, California

Lindsay, United States

On U.S. 101 near San Luis Obispo, California. Itinerant worker. Not the old "Bindle-Stiff" type

San Luis Obispo, United States

United States government camp for migrants (Farm Security Administration), Farmersville, California. Prefabricated steel dwellings "one step up from a tent" replace the use of tents in the newer California camps

Farmersville, United States

Strathmore, California. Citrus workers in winter quarters

Strathmore, United States

Near Strathmore, California. From Wyoming and Missouri. Eight years in California. Working in lemons. "It's easy for us because we haven't got a bunch of kids to get drug around."

Strathmore, United States

Kern County, California. County road between potato fields

Kern County, United States

Cotton picker near Firebaugh, California

Firebaugh, United States

Orange packer of Sunkist oranges. Self-built trailer. California

Kern County, California. Beside U.S. 99. Large-scale agriculture

Kern County, United States

In front of city hall, San Francisco, California. The Worker's Alliance, Works Progress Administration (WPA) organize simultaneous demonstrations in the large cities of the nation cut in the relief appropriation by the United States Congress

San Francisco, United States

Listening to speeches at mass meeting of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers protesting congressional cut of relief appropriations. San Francisco, California

San Francisco, United States

Listening to speeches at mass meeting of Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers protesting congressional cut of relief appropriations. San Francisco, California

San Francisco, United States

Migrant family from Oklahoma, first occupants of Westley camp. California

Westley, United States

West side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Caterpillar diesel type tractor is common in California. Only very large-scale operations can afford this type. Cultivating potato-fields

Loading bins of potato planter which fertilizes and plants potatoes in one operation. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Calipatria, Imperial County. Living conditions for migratory laborers in private auto camp. Tent space fifty cents a week. California

Calipatria, United States

Calipatria, Imperial Valley. Idle pea pickers discuss prospects for work. California

Calipatria, United States

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

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

Kern County, United States

Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp, Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. Part of mobile camp unit, moving from harvest to harvest with workers (emergency)

Calipatria, United States

Pergola, cupboard, and tent platform are standard equipment of Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp. Brawley, Imperial County, California

Brawley, United States

Marble time in Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency.) Plenty of space to play and plenty of companions for the children during pea harvest. Near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Calipatria, United States