Title

Family of six in tent after supper, FSA mobile unit, Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Family of six in tent after supper. Came to potato harvest after father was laid off of WPA (Work Projects Administration) in Boise, Idaho. Oldest child is twelve. Little boy has dysentery. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) mobile unit.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A52_198

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (1,6Mb) / 13,6in x 14,4in / 4088 x 4307 (300dpi)

Keywords

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