Title

Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police. Refused entrance into California, and it was only after they had wired back to Arkansas to borrow fifty dollars cash to show at the border that they were permitted to enter.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A48_035

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NA

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NA

License type

Rights managed

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170,0Mb (5,7Mb) / 29,1in x 22,7in / 8736 x 6801 (300dpi)

Keywords

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