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Caravans of hunger thousands of landless farmers wander California's highways.
6 photomechanical prints : halftone. | Two page spread of photos and captions about the destitue living conditions of migrant laborers and their families in California, includes a map of the state divided by crop regions; one photo of children…
Cooperative store. Shafter migrant camp. Shafter, California
image of a woman at a migrant camp cooperative store shopping for food/supplies
A Yankee trader in the gold rush; the letters of Franklin A. Buck,
A native of Maine, Franklin Agustus Buck (1826-1909) was working in New York City when he heard of the gold strikes and set out for California in January 1849. A Yankee trader in the gold rush (1930) contains Buck's letters to his sister in Maine.…
Stockton (vicinity), California. Mexican agricultural laborer topping sugar beets
1 negative : nitrate ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Stockton (vicinity), California. Mexican agricultural laborers throwing sugar beets into a truck
1 negative : nitrate ; 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches or smaller.
Food supply of migrant family. American River camp near Sacramento, California
Food supply of migrant family. American River camp near Sacramento, California
Tent interior in a pea pickers' camp. Food supply and household equipment. Santa Clara County, California
Tent interior in a pea pickers' camp. Food supply and household equipment. Santa Clara County, California
Enduring Life: Billboard on U.S. Highway 99 in California.
Family packed in a car, moving to California for a better, more prosperous life.