Title

On highway no. 1 of the "OK" state near Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

On highway no. 1 of the "OK" state near Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Seven children and eldest son's family. Father was a blacksmith in Paris, Arkansas. Son was a tenant farmer. "We're bound for Kingfisher (Oklahoma wheat) and Lubbock (Texas cotton). We're not trying to but we'll be in California yet. We're not going back to Arkansas; believe I can better myself".

Date

1938

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A50_322

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,5Mb (2,2Mb) / 13,9in x 14,6in / 4178 x 4390 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation California road people male car cars automobile man men family economics country guy migration migrating photography poor poverty location century thirties travellers traveller roadside concept depression negative recession B&W Oklahoma displaced road Transport United States of America Motor Car black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century Great Depression American America USA displacement TGN displaced people photograph united states wayside Heritage Art Dorothea Lange Lange Dorothea Taylor Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange Taylor Russell Lee Lee Russell Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI United States Office of War Information Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn Nutzhorn Dorothea Margaretta forced displacement forced migration nitrate negative Okie Okies displaced person displaced persons forced migrant forced migrants