Title

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Near San Jose Mission.

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Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A35_154

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

162.2Mo (5.9Mo) / 56.4cm x 72.1cm / 6659 x 8514 (300dpi)

Keywords

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