Title

Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest, near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California , 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Near Holtville, Imperial Valley, California. Migratory labor housing during carrot harvest. This field owned by proprietor of adjoining grocery and general store who allows workers to camp here rent-free. Approximately sixty families were living in camp here.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A51_415

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (1,8Mb) / 16,5in x 12,6in / 4960 x 3789 (300dpi)

Keywords

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