An online exhibit by English 690 (Spring 2017) at San Francisco State University
Contributors: Lyanne Teopaco, Oliva Torres
View the items in Stories They've Shared
Families who are struggling during the migration to California
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Families who moved to California and are now in search of farming jobs.
View the items in Searching for farm work in California
Letters documenting the traveling to/from/in California
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Advertisement that was seen on the road to or in California
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View the items in Family Farming
View the items in Status and types of animals/pets in the 1930s
I am focusing on dance, such as square dancing that served a community building activity, as well as music as a form of protest or a method which…
View the items in Okie Music
Analysis and media derived from the 1930's among the families and communities moving towards California or other remote areas of supposed wealth and…
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This collection explores the array of common wage labor jobs performed by migrant workers all around the country during the great Dust Bowl migration…
Contributors: Michael McFadden
View the items in Migrant Work in the 1930s