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Oklahoma Drought Refugees
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08/10/2011
Oklahoma Drought Refugees
Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, near Mission San Jose. Names of people in photo unknown.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, photographer Dorothea Lange
Date & Place: at Mission San Jose in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California USA
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Drought Refugee Woman, California
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08/08/2011
Drought Refugee Woman, California
A refugee from the Oklahoma drought, living in a "ditch bank camp" in the Imperial Valley, California. She looks so nice - it must have been difficult to keep everything neat and clean. Her name is unknown.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, photographer Dorothea Lange
Date & Place: at Camp in Imperial Valley, California USA
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Oklahoma Migratory Workers in California
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Oklahoma Migratory Workers in California
A family of Oklahoma migratory workers, who were washing in a hot spring in the desert of the Imperial Valley in California. After the Dust Bowl, many families from Oklahoma migrated to California, looking for work and better living conditions. It doesn't look much better for them, yet. The names of these people are unknown.

Photo courtesy the Library of Congress, photographer Dorothea Lange
Date & Place: at Farm in Imperial Valley, California USA
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Oklahoma Refugees, 1935
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12/29/2011
Oklahoma Refugees, 1935
Refugees from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl arrive in San Fernando, California. This (unnamed family) photo was taken in June of 1935 by Dorothea Lange, who documented many affects of the Dust Bowl on the farmers. The caption says: "More Oklahomans reach Calif. via the cotton fields of Ariz." The family seems to be carrying all of their possessions in their car and there is a box on the front bumper labeled "Scotch Soap'.
Date & Place: in San Fernando, California United States of America
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Dalhart Texas Farm, 1938 Dust Bowl
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01/05/2012
Dalhart Texas Farm, 1938 Dust Bowl
A farm in Dalhart Texas in 1938. The farm was affected by the Dust Bowl but remained occupied, at least in 1938. Others in the same area were abandoned. The owners were hardy people to remain on that land!

The photo was taken by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.
Date & Place: in Dalhart, Coldwater County, Texas United States of America
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Texas Farm, Dust Bowl Devastation, 1938
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Texas Farm, Dust Bowl Devastation, 1938
A photo of an abandoned farm during the Dust Bowl in the Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas in June of 1938. The photo was taken by Dorothea Lange, who documented the Dust Bowl for the Farm Security Administration.
Date & Place: in Dalhart, Coldwater County, Texas United States of America
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Lange, Dorothea (1906 - 1981) Lange, Dorothea (Born 1906) Lange, Dorothea (Apr 5, 1896 - Nov 1981) Lange, Dorothea (May 28, 1913 - Jun 23, 2008) Lange, Dorothea (May 21, 1904 - Sep 1974) Lange, Dorothea (Apr 14, 1886 - Sep 1970)
Lange, Dorothea (Jan 18, 1919 - Aug 31, 2005) Lange, Dorothea (Dec 19, 1892 - Apr 1969) Lange, Dorothea (Dec 25, 1910 - Dec 1993) Lange, Dorothea (Nov 15, 1914 - Feb 1984) Lange, Dorothea (Aug 29, 1876 - Dec 1966)

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Blankschein, Auguste Christine (Born Feb 3, 1838) Bramer, Johanne Auguste (Born Mar 30, 1845) Lange, Friedrich Johann Joachim (Born Apr 2, 1840) Lange, Henry (Dec 9, 1915 - Nov 13, 2004) Lange, George (Dec 13, 1897 - Dec 1969) Lange, Louis (Feb 18, 1931 - Sep 25, 2004) Lange, Frances (Sep 29, 1903 - Feb 1984) Lange, Ida (Mar 22, 1901 - Dec 1976) Lange, Marion (Dec 6, 1907 - Mar 29, 1993) Lange, Roger (Jan 27, 1901 - Jun 1982)
Lange, Leola (Feb 19, 1900 - May 1973) Lange, Charlotte (Nov 16, 1927 - Apr 15, 1993) Lange, Hilda (Apr 10, 1898 - Feb 19, 1992) Lange, Olive (Dec 14, 1932 - Sep 20, 2009) Lange, Esther (Aug 28, 1897 - Oct 15, 1969) Lange, Helen (Jun 9, 1896 - Jun 8, 1992) Lange, Phillip (Jan 18, 1932 - Jun 23, 2009) Lange, Hazel (May 16, 1899 - Feb 1976) Lange, Kil (Feb 7, 1959 - May 5, 1992) Lange, Loretta (Sep 4, 1904 - Jun 30, 1995)
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