Imperial County, California Historic photos, documents, and people

Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California. Imperial Valley

Home of Mexican field worker showing water supply. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

The incessant struggle for cleanliness amid dust and dirt. Imperial County, California

Drinking water for field worker's family. Imperial Valley, California, near El Centro

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

A street in Brawley, Imperial Valley. Homes of Mexican field laborers. California

The slums of Brawley. Homes of Mexican field workers. Imperial Valley, California

Mexican girl who picks peas for the eastern market. Imperial Valley, California

Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers' camp near Holtville, California

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