Image:1940sAmericanMigratoryWorker.jpg

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Description

Young migratory mother, originally from Texas. On the day before the photograph was made she and her husband travelled 35 miles each way to pick peas. They worked 5 hours each and together earned $2.25. They had two young children, and lived in an auto camp. Taken in Edison, California, United States.
Source

United States Department of Agriculture: page, image
Date

April 11, 1940
Author

D.L.Taylor
Permission
(Reusing this image)
Public domain This image is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.


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