Shafter, California - Historic photos, documents, and people

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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

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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

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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

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Migrant potato pickers pitching their tent. Often they are without water and sanitary conditions. Near Shafter, California

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

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Migrant agricultural workers, idle in town during the potato harvest. Shafter, California

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

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Children from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, in a potato pickers' camp near Shafter, California

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Migratory workers' "kitchen" near Shafter. Kern County, California. Squatters' camp

Shafter, California Historic photos, documents, and people