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Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultrual workers' camp near Calipatria, California

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Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultrual workers' camp near Calipatria, California

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Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1937

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Lange, Dorothea, photographer

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