Great Depression

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Homes of Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

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

Housing for Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Housing. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Home of Mexican field laborers. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Mexican family. Brawley County, Imperial Valley, California

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

Mexican field laborers' houses. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Children of Oklahoma drought refugees on highway near Bakersfield, California. Family of six; no shelter, no food, no money and almost no gasoline. The child has bone tuberculosis

Potato harvesters. Kern County, California

Potato harvesters. Kern County, California

Mexican mother in California. "Sometimes I tell my children that I would like to go to Mexico, but they tell me 'We don't want to go, we belong here.'" (Note on Mexican labor situation in repatriation.)

Mexican mother in California. "Sometimes I tell my children that I would like to go to Mexico, but they tell me 'We don't want to go, we belong here.'" (Note on Mexican labor situation in repatriation.)

Mexican mother in California. "Sometimes I tell my children that I would like to go to Mexico, but they tell me 'We don't want to go, we belong here.'" (Note on Mexican labor situation in repatriation.)

Mexican mother in California. "Sometimes I tell my children that I would like to go to Mexico, but they tell me 'We don't want to go, we belong here.'" (Note on Mexican labor situation in repatriation.)

Transient potato workers camping along the highway. Near Shafter, California

Mother of family camped near a creek bed, panning for gold. "Slept in a bed all my life long till now--sleeping on the ground." Near Redding, California

"Cleanliness." Southern California. Oklahoma refugees camping in Imperial Valley, California

"Water." Southern California

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission

Date picker's home. Coachella Valley, California

Date picker's home. Coachella Valley, California

Mexican field worker, father of six. Imperial Valley, Riverside County, California