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Oklahoma Migratory Workers in California

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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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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