Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp. One third had no work; two-thirds were finding part-time work harvesting spring peas, earning on average (head of family) four dollars and twenty cents a week
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Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp. One third had no work; two-thirds were finding part-time work harvesting spring peas, earning on average (head of family) four dollars and twenty cents a week
Subject
Calipatria camp--California
Description
1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller.
Source
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection
Date
1939 Feb.
Contributor
Lange, Dorothea, photographer
Rights
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html
Format
image
Language
English
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Citation
“Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. 155 migrant families in camp. One third had no work; two-thirds were finding part-time work harvesting spring peas, earning on average (head of family) four dollars and twenty cents a week,” Grapes of Wrath, accessed April 30, 2024, https://grapesofwrath.sfsuenglishdh.net/items/show/324.