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1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

Awaiting the opening of orange picking season. Migrant camp near Porterville, California

Refugees from the 1936 drought. Came to California for a new start. Now migratory agricultural workers

Awaiting the opening of orange picking season. Migrant camp near Porterville, California

Mother of family of migrant fruit workers encamped on the outskirts of Porterville, California, waiting for work in the orange groves

1936 drought refugee from Polk, Missouri. Awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California

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Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1936
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Lange, Dorothea, photographer
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california
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Library of Congress
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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

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