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Malheur County, United States

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The Fairbanks family has moved to three different places on the project in one year. Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 66

Vale Owyhee irrigation project. Seventeen year old boy going to feed the pigs. Homedale district, Malheur County, Oregon

Mr. Wardlow, drought area farmer, adjusting to a Western farm. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys. The three older boys, ages twelve, sixteen, and eighteen, are needed at home to develop the farm and do not go to school. Malheur County, Oregon

Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow at entrance to their dugout basement home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

The Free children in doorway of their home in Sunday clothes. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

All the members of the congregation. Friends church (Quaker). Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Mrs. Sam Cates, wife of Cow Hollow farmer. Malheur County, Oregon

Cow Hollow farmer, came from Oklahoma, has received FSA (Farm Security Administration) loan to help them establish their new place. Wife is co-signer with her husband on chattel mortgage. She signs with an "X." Malheur County, Oregon

Boys wait for school bus in the morning. Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-1V

Mrs. Hull, in one room basement dugout home, late afternoon. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-111

The Hull family haul their drinking water, and when the irrigation water is shut off (about October 15th) they will have to haul water for the stock. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 76-111

Mr. Browning prepares to go into the field to mow his hay. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption 67-111

Two of the seven Browning children in doorway of their Oregon home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-111

Two of the seven Browning children in doorway of their Oregon home. Dead Ox Flat. Malheur County, Oregon. General Caption number 67-111

Another corner of Soper kitchen. Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 72

Soper grandmother, who lives with family. FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower. Willow Creek area. Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 72

Corner of Roberts' one-room basement dugout. Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 73

Dead Ox Flat. Children get into school bus on a fall morning. Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-1V

Franklin Schroeder, from South Dakota, and his two older boys. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-111

Temporary buildings on Williams' new farm. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-111

New home of Schroeder family. They left South Dakota three years ago in this car. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. General caption number 67-111