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Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture, took to the road a year ago and when the photographs were made they were found to be without money, shelter, and without food for the four children

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Home of family living in Sumac Park, shacktown community outside of Yakima, Washington. Father is ill and unable to work. They are paying for land (three hundred and fifty dollars) at rate of seven dollars a month

Home of family living in Sumac Park, shacktown community outside of Ya...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Clarence Noel, 138 Main St., Indian Orchard. Doffer in Hodges Fibre Carpet Co. of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Said "made seven dollars last week." Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts.

Clarence Noel, 138 Main St., Indian Orchard. Doffer in Hodges Fibre Ca...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Weslaco, Texas. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Clinic and labor homes. Rent is seven dollars per month

Weslaco, Texas. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Clinic and la...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Line-up of trailers at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp for defense workers. All trailers rent for seven dollars per week--rental fee includes electricity and water and use of laundry and all sanitary facilities. There is a fee of ten cents for twenty minutes usage of electrical washing machines. San Diego, California

Line-up of trailers at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp for...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture,

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relie...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade. Advanced tuberculosis, victim of an occupational disease. Ineligible for WPA (Works Progress Administration), rated as totally disabled. As a state charge under Oklahoma relief standards, the family were told the maximum relief would be seven dollars every two weeks. They lost their home, their furniture,

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relie...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Line-up of trailers at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp for defense workers. All trailers rent for seven dollars per week--rental fee includes electricity and water and use of laundry and all sanitary facilities. There is a fee of ten cents for twenty minutes usage of electrical washing machines. San Diego, California

Line-up of trailers at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp for...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Prospect Hill. Bunker’s Hill. I. Seven dollars a month. - - I. Three pence a day. II. Fresh provisions, and in plenty. - - II. Rotten salt pork. III. Health. - - - - III. The scurvy. IV. Freedom, ease, affluence and a good farm. IV. Slavery, beg

Prospect Hill. Bunker’s Hill. I. Seven dollars a month. - - I. Three p...

Propaganda hand bills.; Stamped on verso: 452. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collec... More

Home of family living in Sumac Park, shacktown community outside of Yakima, Washington. Father is ill and unable to work. They are paying for land (three hundred and fifty dollars) at rate of seven dollars a month

Home of family living in Sumac Park, shacktown community outside of Ya...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Weslaco, Texas. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Clinic and labor homes. Rent is seven dollars per month

Weslaco, Texas. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. Clinic and la...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Clarence Noel, 138 Main St., Indian Orchard. Doffer in Hodges Fibre Carpet Co. of Indian Orchard Mfg. Co. Said "made seven dollars last week." Location: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts

Clarence Noel, 138 Main St., Indian Orchard. Doffer in Hodges Fibre Ca...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2358. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More