Title

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Coachella Valley, California. Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Mexico. "We come from all states, and we can't make a dollar a day in this field noways. Working from seven in the morning till twelve noon we earn an average of thirty five cents".

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A49_225

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

177,4Mb (6,2Mb) / 29,7in x 23,2in / 8923 x 6950 (300dpi)

Keywords

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