Similar
A group of people standing around a tent, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph
Baraki podri︠a︡dchika. [Ri︠e︡ka Oki︠e︡]
El pantà de Camarasa, Catalonia, Spain
14. Каракуль. Винодельческое хозяйство М. Н. Анненкова
Yorktown, Virginia (vicinity). Fortifications. American Civil War glass negative.
Arrival in Palestine of Mr. Antony i.e., Anthony Eden. General view of A.I.F. i.e., Australian Imperial Forces camp of Qustina
Artillery of Smith's division commanded by Capt. Ayres engaging the rebels at White Oak Swamp
Petra. Mountains of Petra from Elji
Farm security administration, office of war information black and white negatives
Related
Camps of white migrants in the mesquite near Harlingen, Texas
Camps of white migrants in the mesquite near Harlingen, Texas
White migrants camped near Harlingen, Texas
White migrants camped near Harlingen, Texas
Tent home of white migrants near Harlingen, Texas
Camps of white migrant families in the mesquite near Harlingen, Texas
Corner in tent home of white migrants. Near Harlingen, Texas
Tent home of white migrants near Harlingen, Texas
Corner in tent home of white migrants. Near Harlingen, Texas
Camp of white migrants in the mesquite near Harlingen, Texas
Summary
Public domain photograph - United States during 1930s Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Dust Bowl exodus was the largest migration in American history that happened during the Great Depression. Although overall three out of four farmers stayed on their land, the mass exodus depleted the population drastically in certain areas. By 1940, 2.5 million people had moved out of the Plains states; of those, 200,000 moved to California. Arriving in California, the migrants were faced with a life almost as difficult as the one they had left. Like the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath”, some 40 percent of migrant farmers wound up in the San Joaquin Valley, picking grapes and cotton. They took up the work of Mexican migrant workers, 120,000 of whom were repatriated during the 1930s.
Nothing Found.