Title

Boy, fourteen, in eighth grade, American River camp, near Sacramento, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Boy, fourteen, in eighth grade. Now unable to attend because of insufficient food and clothing. Subsisted two days on frozen tomatoes from field nearby. Father said "They call me a road hog and a bum; but if I am, how did that boy get into the eighth grade?" American River camp, near Sacramento, California.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A48_477

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NA

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NA

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Rights managed

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50,9Mb (2,4Mb) / 13,7in x 14,5in / 4103 x 4338 (300dpi)

Keywords

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