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On the Mineral King cooperative farm. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

Sunday morning, Kern County, California. Many Texans, Oklahomans, Arkansans, are settling in this country; their cultures and forms of religious expression are being transferred with them

Kern County, United States

Great Depression

Destitute farm labor families come to Farm Security Administration distributing depot to apply for food grant. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Great Depression

Auto camp which rents tent space where migrant citrus workers live. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

Great Depression tents

Pickers leaving the cotton field at noontime. Small cotton farm, Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Sunday morning, Kern County, California. Many Texans, Oklahomans, Arkansans are settling in this country. Their cultures and forms of religious expression are being transferred with them

Kern County, United States

Great Depression

Gas station. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Colored itinerants on oil tank cars passing through Kingsbury, California

Monterey County, United States

Great Depression

One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Great Depression billboards or signs

Mexican migrant woman harvesting tomatoes. Santa Clara Valley, California

Santa Clara County, United States

Conference called by the Steinbeck Committee to Aid Agricultural Organization during the cotton strike. Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield, United States

Hungry boy at the Halloween party for migrant workers. Shafter migrant camp, California

Shafter, United States

Children at Halloween party, waiting for signal to come for refreshments. Shafter migrant camp, California

Shafter, United States

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

San Francisco, United States

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

San Francisco, United States

Migrant cotton picker's child who lives in a tent in the government camp instead of along the highway or in a ditch bank. Shafter Camp for migrants, California

Shafter, United States

Destitute farm labor families come to Farm Security Administration distributing depot to apply for food grant. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Migrant cotton picker's child who lives in a tent in the government camp instead of along the highway or in a ditch bank. Shafter Camp for migrants, California

Shafter, United States

cotton picker tents

Striking cotton pickers talk it over. The strike is failing. Kern County, California. "I don't care: Let them throw me in jail. There's somebody will take my place"

Kern County, United States

The street entrance to the Farm Security Administration office, Visalia, Tulare County, California. This farmer has come into town to discuss problems with the rural rehabilitation supervisor

Visalia, United States

Note on election campaign. Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, United States

During the cotton strike, the father, a striking picker, has left his wife and child in the car while he applies to the Farm Security Administration for an emergency food grant. Shafter, California

Shafter, United States

Lineup outside of Farm Security Administration grant office (relief to farm laborers) early in the morning, before the office has opened. Tulare, California

Tulare, United States

Farm woman beside her barn door. Tulare County, California. No more horseshoes!

Tulare County, United States