Title

Large-scale, mechanized farming - potato planter, Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Kern County, California. Large-scale mechanized farming. The potato planter, operated by a crew of three men, makes the rows, fertilizes and plants in one operation.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A54_370

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 13,8in x 14,6in / 4129 x 4375 (300dpi)

Keywords

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