San Luis Obispo County, California Historic photos, documents, and people

This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California. "One-Eye" Charlie gives his views. "I'm making my living off of these people (migrant laborers) so I know the conditions." San Luis Obisp

Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven children without food. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Nipomo, California

Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California

Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California

Pea picker's home. The condition of these people warrant resettlement camps for migrant agricultural workers. Nipomo, California

Camp of single men by the roadside. They have come in to work in the pea fields. Nipomo, California

Soil erosion at Arroyo Grande, California. Soil Conservation has one of its principal stations here

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

A former tenant farmer from Texas now working in California as a pea picker. Nipomo, California

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