Title

Families camped on flat before season opens waiting..., near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Families camped on flat before season opens waiting for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) mobile unit to open. No sanitation, no water. Near Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A54_070

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,1Mb (1,9Mb) / 16,5in x 12,7in / 4960 x 3813 (300dpi)

Keywords

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