Grapes of Wrath

An online exhibit by English 690 (Spring 2017) at San Francisco State University

Migration of drought refugees to California. April 17, 1935

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Title

Migration of drought refugees to California. April 17, 1935

Subject

- Migrant agricultural laborers--California--1930-1940
- Families--California--1930-1940
- Camps--California--1930-1940

Description

Photographs show scenes in California of highways, loaded vehicles, and migrants from Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas in camps, working in fields and on the road. Includes one photograph of a vehicle loaded with belongs in Yuma, Arizona. Other locations include the Imperial Valley, Fort Yuma, San Luis Obispo County and Nipomo.

Creator

Taylor, Paul S. (Paul Schuster), 1895-1984, author
Lange, Dorothea, photographer

Source

Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information photograph collection (Library of Congress)

Publisher

N/P 1935

Date

1935

Contributor

Taylor, Paul S. (Paul Schuster), 1895-1984, author
Lange, Dorothea, photographer

Rights

No known restrictions on publication.

Format

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Original Format

Photo

Physical Dimensions

1 album (39 gelatin silver developing-out prints) ; 29.2 x 23.8 cm (album)

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Citation

Taylor, Paul S. (Paul Schuster), 1895-1984, author Lange, Dorothea, photographer, “Migration of drought refugees to California. April 17, 1935,” Grapes of Wrath, accessed May 21, 2024, https://grapesofwrath.sfsuenglishdh.net/items/show/102.