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Migratory family from Louisiana, been in California eighteen months now on Works Progress Administration (WPA), receives fifty-five dollars a month. No house available in nearest town under twenty dollars a month

Vineyard during harvest. Large-scale farming. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

Three families camped on the plains along U.S. 99 in California. They are camped behind a billboard which serves as a partial windbreak. All are in need of work

Singing hymns before opening of meeting of Mothers' Club at Arvin Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp for migrants, California

Kern County, United States

The commodities on the counter represent two weeks allotment for four people. Photograph made in Farm Security Administration (FSA) distributing station for emergency grants of food and clothing to destitute agricultural workers. Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield, United States

Mexican grandmother who migrates with large family each year from Glendale, Arizona, following crops thru California and return. Here shown harvesting tomatoes, Santa Clara Valley, California

Santa Clara County, United States

Along the main travel artery through San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S. 99

Young girl, migratory worker, beside the tent in which she lives. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Harvesting milo maize, Tulare County, California. Cost of harvesting by this method totals ten dollars per acre. Cost of harvesting by cooperative harvester bought by Farm Security Administration (FSA) in this county, six dollars per acre

Tulare County, United States

Migratory field worker, leader of the cotton strike of October 1938, which took place just before the election. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Billboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families of migrants are camped. Kern County, California

Kern County, United States

Mexicans, field laborers, on strike in cotton picking season, apply to Farm Security Administration (FSA) for relief. Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield, United States

Warehouse, used as distributing office for Farm Security Administration (FSA) relief grants of commodities to destitute farm labor families during cotton strike of October 1938. Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield, United States

Rural rehabilitation client. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

These three men comprise the board of directors of the Mineral King Farm Association, Tulare County, California. They were elected by their own group to direct this farm unit

Tulare County, United States

One of three directors of Mineral King Farm Association elected by the ten families now reestablished on the land by the Farm Security Administration. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

Arkansas mother come to California for a new start, with husband and eleven children. Now a rural rehabilitation client. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

Arkansas mother come to California for a new start, with husband and eleven children. Now a rural rehabilitation client. Tulare County, California

Tulare County, United States

Rural rehabilitation client talking with county supervisor, Farm Security Administration (FSA), Tulare County, California. She says: "Someday I'm going to build my house. Right over there by that garden"

Tulare County, United States

San Joaquin County, California. Pumpkins in barnyard to feed cows of rehabilitation client

San Joaquin County, United States

Near Visalia, California. Rehabilitation family. Farm operations changed from failure to success by following plan devised by Rural Rehabilitation supervisor

Visalia, United States

Bakersfield, California. Applications for "grants" during cotton pickers' strike

Bakersfield, United States

Contra Costa County, California. Bringing cattle in from the range. Common sight on California highways

Contra Costa County, United States

Main street. Gibson, California

Gibson, United States