Title

California migratory farm laborers, outskirts of Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

California migratory farm laborers, drought refugees from Oklahoma, camped in the brush on the river bottom with no water or sanitation. On the outskirts of Brawley. Imperial Valley, California.

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A49_216

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

173,3Mb (5,6Mb) / 29,4in x 22,9in / 8822 x 6866 (300dpi)

Keywords

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