Title

Pea pickers, near Niland, Imperial County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Caption

Pea pickers. Wages (1939): one cent per pound. Hamper holds about twenty eight pounds. Near Niland, Imperial County, California.

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A57_136

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,5Mb (1,8Mb) / 16,5in x 12,6in / 4960 x 3772 (300dpi)

Keywords

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