Title

The Great Reaping Day - Oklahoma potato pickers, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

The Great Reaping Day. Hymn singing, Sunday afternoon. The woman had been "saved" the week before. Oklahoma potato pickers. Kern County, California.

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A49_286

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (1,6Mb) / 13,6in x 14,4in / 4069 x 4329 (300dpi)

Keywords

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