Farm Security Administration (FSA) migratory labor camp (emergency). This camp was established for the spring pea harvest. 155 families were living on the site two weeks after the camp was opened. Photograph shows two trailers recently purchased. One to be used as living quarters, office and headquarters for the camp manager (FSA). The other for health services. These trailers will follow the harvests as part of a mobile emergency camp. Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California
Summary
Public domain photograph of rural California, dust bowl refugees, 1930s-1940s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1939
Contributors
Lange, Dorothea, photographer
Location
california
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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