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Photograph of John Steinbeck
A photograph of John Steinbeck, c. 1939
Hooverville of Bakersfield, California
A rapidly growing community of people living rent-free on the edge of the town dump in whatever kind of shelter available. Approximately one thousand people now living here and raising children
View of Kern migrant camp showing one of three sanitary units. California
1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller
Route 66 Sign
A photograph from the Library of Congress collection.
Americas Own Refugees The Story Behind the Grapes of Wrath.
Image of Migrant laborers with baskets of peas waiting to be paid for their days labor.
Image of a photograph depicting an example of family tragedy during the Depression era.
Photo of an evacuation sale during The Great Depression.
Man with guitar, no. 3
1 photographic print : platinum ; 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm.).
Washington Cadillac Co.
- Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve.
- Date from negatives in same range.
- Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947.
- This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes…
- Date from negatives in same range.
- Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947.
- This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes…
Traditional Oklahoma family travels to California in 1936
Mother and father travel from Oklahoma to California with eleven children in search of stable farming due to drought.