On the Road
Dublin Core
Title
On the Road
Subject
Migrating to find work
Description
Family walking on highway, five children. Started from Idabel, Oklahoma. Bound for Krebs, Oklahoma. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. In 1936 the father farmed on thirds and fourths at Eagleton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Was taken sick with pneumonia and lost farm. Unable to get work on Work Projects Administration and refused county relief in county of fifteen years residence because of temporary residence in another county after his illness.
Creator
Dorthea Lange
Source
Return to The History Place - Dorothea Lange Photo Gallery
Publisher
The History Place™
Date
1936
Contributor
Dorthea Lange
Rights
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Relation
Family migrating to find farm work.
Format
image
Language
English
Type
photograph
Identifier
On the Road: Family walking on highway, five children.
Files
Collection
Citation
Dorthea Lange, “On the Road,” Grapes of Wrath, accessed April 29, 2024, https://grapesofwrath.sfsuenglishdh.net/items/show/273.