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Migrant Worker Housing (Multi-Residence), Cedarville Road (Route 410), Millville, Cumberland County, NJ

Migrant Worker Housing (Multi-Residence), Cedarville Road (Route 410),...

Significance: This rudimentary multi-unit dwelling is a representative of the type of structure in which South Jersey truck farmers housed migrant workers during the picking season from spring to fall. Survey... More

Migrant workers' camp, outskirts of Marysville, California. The new migratory camps now being built by the Resettlement Administration will remove people from unsatisfactory living conditions such as these and substitute at least the minimum of comfort and sanitation

Migrant workers' camp, outskirts of Marysville, California. The new mi...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man fixing a car - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man fixing a car - FSA / Office of War In...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant worker on California highway

Migrant worker on California highway

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 children without food. Mot...

Photograph shows Florence Thompson with two of her children as part of the "Migrant Mother" series. For background information, see "Dorothea Lange's M̀igrant Mother' photographs ..." http://www.loc.gov/rr/prin... More

A black and white photo of a poster - FSA / Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a poster - FSA / Office of War Information ...

Public domain photograph of military personnel, army, militia, infantry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant agricultural worker in Marysville migrant camp (trying to figure out his year's earnings). California

Migrant agricultural worker in Marysville migrant camp (trying to figu...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant Mexican children in contractor's camp at time of early pea harvest. Nipomo, California

Migrant Mexican children in contractor's camp at time of early pea har...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California

Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo County, California

Migrant camp in California during the pea harvesting. San Luis Obispo ...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family's car near Brownsville, Texas

Migrant family's car near Brownsville, Texas

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture, took to the road a year ago and when the photographs were made they were found to be without money, shelter, and without food for the four children

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant cotton pickers. Texas. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Migrant cotton pickers. Texas. Great Depression public domain photogra...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant camp, California. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Migrant camp, California. Great Depression public domain photograph.

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant pea pickers on the road. California

Migrant pea pickers on the road. California

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Awaiting the opening of orange picking season. Migrant camp near Porterville, California

Awaiting the opening of orange picking season. Migrant camp near Porte...

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

'Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California'

'Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California'

Dorothea Lange (1895-1965); Gelatin Silver..This iconic portrait of a mother and her three children was taken in the USA in 1936. The family lived in a tent in a pea-pickers camp in Nipomo Valley, California. ... More

Migrant pea workers on the road. All their worldly possessions in car and trailer. California

Migrant pea workers on the road. All their worldly possessions in car ...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police. Refused entrance into California, and it was only after they had wired back to Arkansas to borrow fifty dollars cash to show at the border that they were permitted to enter

Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children, kids, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant cotton pickers at lunchtime. Near Radstown, Texas

Migrant cotton pickers at lunchtime. Near Radstown, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image of ethnic group, people gathering, anthropology, colonies, exotic, indigenous people, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant mother and children - California

Migrant mother and children - California

FSA log sheet, with photograph in center, indicating publications in which picture appeared, 1936-1940. Original title of photograph in center: Destitute peapickers in California, a 32 year old mother of seven children.

[Migrant Pea Picker's Makeshift Home, Nipomo, California]

[Migrant Pea Picker's Makeshift Home, Nipomo, California]

Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965) Public domain reproduction of artwork in Metropolitan Museum of Art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento, California on the American River. About thirty families lived on this flat

Migrant camp on the outskirts of Sacramento, California on the America...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway

Migrant worker from Oklahoma repairing tire on California highway

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant winter camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Eighty families, build their own shacks, pay one dollar and twenty-five cents a month ground rent which includes water. One half-mile from American River camp

Migrant winter camp on outskirts of Sacramento, California. Eighty fam...

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California

Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California. Note: the photographer passed twenty-eight cars of this type while driving thirty-five miles between 9:00 and 9:45 in the morning

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, Cali...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Migrant shed worker. Northeast Florida

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant cotton picker on way to field. Kern migrant camp, California

Migrant cotton picker on way to field. Kern migrant camp, California

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant agricultural workers' home. California

Migrant agricultural workers' home. California

Public domain photograph of cars, gas station, car garage, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southern California desert. Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled on the desert in southern California with no money. He and his ten children are facing future in California

Southern California desert. Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled ...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway

Migrant children from Oklahoma on California highway

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant oil worker and wife near Odessa, Texas

Migrant oil worker and wife near Odessa, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer worker, 20th-century dust bowl, great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant oil worker and family near Odessa, Texas

Migrant oil worker and family near Odessa, Texas

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, California

Migrant agricultural worker picking potatoes near Shafter, California

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Migrant potato pickers pitching their tent. Often they are without wat...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage inspected for plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant drought refugee family stalled on an Arizona highway, between Yuma and Phoenix, on their way to California to work in the harvests

Migrant drought refugee family stalled on an Arizona highway, between ...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a pile of sticks, Louisiana. Farmers during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a pile of sticks, Louisian...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant worker resting at roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Migrant worker resting at roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant pea pickers from many states line up with their filled hampers on the edge of the field. They wait their turn for weighing. Near Westley, California

Migrant pea pickers from many states line up with their filled hampers...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant potato pickers' dinner. Monmouth County, New Jersey

Migrant potato pickers' dinner. Monmouth County, New Jersey

Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant worker resting along roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Migrant worker resting along roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant child in Shafter camp, Farm Security Administration. California

Migrant child in Shafter camp, Farm Security Administration. Californi...

Picryl description: Public domain portrait of a child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Migrant worker resting along roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Migrant worker resting along roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant worker resting along roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Migrant worker resting along roadside, Hancock County, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Migrant cotton picker's child who lives in a tent in the government ca...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant vegetable picker "washing" his hands with tomato in field during his lunch hour near Homestead, Florida

Migrant vegetable picker "washing" his hands with tomato in field duri...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant cane chair maker and wife in front of their automobile home, near Paradis, Louisiana

Migrant cane chair maker and wife in front of their automobile home, n...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, car, the 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant cane chair maker on U.S. 90 near Jeanerette, Louisiana

Migrant cane chair maker on U.S. 90 near Jeanerette, Louisiana

Public domain photograph of picnic, leisure time, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Westley, California. Migrant family in Farm Security Administration camp. Unable to obtain work in pea fields because of labor surplus in height of season

Westley, California. Migrant family in Farm Security Administration ca...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant pea pickers from many states line up with their filled hampers on the edge of the field. They wait their turn for weighing. Near Westley, California

Migrant pea pickers from many states line up with their filled hampers...

Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Migrant cotton picker's child who lives in a tent in the government ca...

Picryl description: Public domain portrait of a child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Migrant cane chair maker on U.S. 90 near Jeanerette, Louisiana

Migrant cane chair maker on U.S. 90 near Jeanerette, Louisiana

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting on the ground, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on the ground, Great Depressi...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant agricultural labor family. Tenant farmer with six children, refugees from Texas, near Wasco, California. "People just can't make it back there with drought, hailstorms, windstorms, duststorms, insects. They'll all be here in another year or two. People exist here and they can't do that there. You can make it here if you sleep late and eat little, but it's pretty tough--there's so many people"

Migrant agricultural labor family. Tenant farmer with six children, re...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant worker making cane chairs, near Paradis, Louisiana

Migrant worker making cane chairs, near Paradis, Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant workers hired as strikebreakers after the strike at the King Farm near Morrisville, Pennsylvania

Migrant workers hired as strikebreakers after the strike at the King F...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, demonstration, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant cane maker. He has been on the road since 1929, near Paradis, Louisiana

Migrant cane maker. He has been on the road since 1929, near Paradis, ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant woman drinking coffee from saucer while camped near Prague, Oklahoma

Migrant woman drinking coffee from saucer while camped near Prague, Ok...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a field, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of a field, Texas, during Great Depression

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man in a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a truck, Great Depression. FSA/OWI...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant vegetable pickers and packinghouse workers. General store in Pahokee, Florida

Migrant vegetable pickers and packinghouse workers. General store in P...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant agricultural workers camped near Vian, Oklahoma

Migrant agricultural workers camped near Vian, Oklahoma

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer worker, 20th-century dust bowl, great depression era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant laborers from Missouri picking beans. Homestead, Florida. Majority are Negroes

Migrant laborers from Missouri picking beans. Homestead, Florida. Ma...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Packinghouse workers. Migrant labor. Canal Point, Florida

Packinghouse workers. Migrant labor. Canal Point, Florida

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant mother in front of outdoor stove near Hammond, Louisiana strawberry center

Migrant mother in front of outdoor stove near Hammond, Louisiana straw...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant laborer, Canal Point, Florida. He is sitting on a bean hamper, which they call "muck-rockers."

Migrant laborer, Canal Point, Florida. He is sitting on a bean hamper,...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of an industrial area, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of an industrial area, Texas, during Great Dep...

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Migrant workers' camp. Shantytown, Corpus Christi, Texas

Migrant workers' camp. Shantytown, Corpus Christi, Texas

Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant laborers' camp near Canal Point, Florida. In foreground is a bean hamper which they use to sit on and they call a "muck rocker." Some of them are from Missouri and Arkansas

Migrant laborers' camp near Canal Point, Florida. In foreground is a b...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man bending over. Great Depression FSA photogpraph

A black and white photo of a man bending over. Great Depression FSA ph...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant family from Oklahoma, first occupants of Westley camp. California

Migrant family from Oklahoma, first occupants of Westley camp. Califor...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant laborers camped beside a packinghouse in Belle Glade, Florida

Migrant laborers camped beside a packinghouse in Belle Glade, Florida

Public domain photograph of a tractor, bulldozer, construction vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family outfit on U.S. 99 between Bakersfield, California, and the Ridge

Migrant family outfit on U.S. 99 between Bakersfield, California, and ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of several rows of beds, Texas, during Great Depression

A black and white photo of several rows of beds, Texas, during Great D...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant worker who makes ornaments from horns. He is filing down a wooden block to be used as base for horns. Near Hammond, Louisiana

Migrant worker who makes ornaments from horns. He is filing down a woo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant worker making stakes for the setting up of his tent, vicinity of Harlingen, Texas

Migrant worker making stakes for the setting up of his tent, vicinity ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant mother with child, near Harlingen, Texas

Migrant mother with child, near Harlingen, Texas

Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant laborers' camp. Homestead, Florida

Migrant laborers' camp. Homestead, Florida

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant laborer packing celery in packing house. Belle Glade, Florida

Migrant laborer packing celery in packing house. Belle Glade, Florida

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant agricultural laborers' camps in the swamp cane. Belle Glade, Florida

Migrant agricultural laborers' camps in the swamp cane. Belle Glade, F...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural countryside landscape, farmhouse, farm field, pasture free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant child packing a trunk at camp home near Muskogee, Oklahoma. Muskogee County

Migrant child packing a trunk at camp home near Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kissing a relative goodbye. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Migrant family bound for California

Kissing a relative goodbye. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Migrant family bound f...

Public domain photograph of cars, gas station, car garage, 20th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant boy who is somewhat of a mechanic checking up the lighting wires of their improvised truck which will carry them to California. Near Muskogee, Oklahoma

Migrant boy who is somewhat of a mechanic checking up the lighting wir...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant woman from Arkansas living in contractor's camp near Westley, California

Migrant woman from Arkansas living in contractor's camp near Westley, ...

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant potato pickers' tents. Rio Grande County, Colorado

Migrant potato pickers' tents. Rio Grande County, Colorado

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant camp under construction, Sinton, Texas

Migrant camp under construction, Sinton, Texas

Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant agricultural laborer from Tennessee who formerly worked on the railroad. Homestead, Florida

Migrant agricultural laborer from Tennessee who formerly worked on the...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Migrant family in car enroute to California. Near Muskogee, Oklahoma

Migrant family in car enroute to California. Near Muskogee, Oklahoma

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency). Migrant family, new arrivals, erect their tent on allotted camp site. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California

Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency). M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, wooden frame, timber, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant children in Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp. Note type of boots worn by boy shooting marbles which tell his state of origin. Near Calipatria, Imperial County, California

Migrant children in Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of children, kids, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant vegetables and packinghouse workers. "The scramble for that rare and valuable commodity--work." The trailer is next to the packinghouse door so that its occupants may by the first on call when work is available, Belle Glade, Florida

Migrant vegetables and packinghouse workers. "The scramble for that ra...

Public domain photograph of United States agriculture in the 1930s, country, farmer, farm, great depression, migration, dust bowl refugees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man and a woman, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man and a woman, Great Depression. FSA/OW...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A little girl standing in front of a stove, Texas, during Great Depression

A little girl standing in front of a stove, Texas, during Great Depres...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a child of a farmer, migrant worker, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Migrant day laborer from Carolina mixing spray to kill white flies and nourish bean plants through leaves. Near Belle Glade, Florida.

Migrant day laborer from Carolina mixing spray to kill white flies and...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Migrant packinghouse workers' camp. If there is a frost (freeze-out) or drought, they may have to wait six or eight weeks for work in the next crop. The amount of work depends on quantity of produce available. If many truckloads come in, they may work all night. Otherwise only an hour or two. Belle Glade, Florida

Migrant packinghouse workers' camp. If there is a frost (freeze-out) o...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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