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Labor contractor's camp for field labor during the pea harvests of California, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...

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UIG3664870
Image title
Labor contractor's camp for field labor during the pea harvests of California, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico, Stanislaus County, San Joaquin, California, 1940 (b/w photo)
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Artist
Lange, Dorothea (1895-1965) / American
Location
National Archives, Washington D.C., USA
Medium
photograph
Date
1940 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

Many of these families move with him from state to state at their own expense. 477 adult pickers in this camp, all openings filled three days after work started. Season here lasts about one month. Toilets provided, no tent platforms, no showers, all water hauled from well. Note crowding. In order to get work under the contractor's system pea pickers must live in camps provided by the contractor. He employs no local labor.

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Smith Collection/Gado/UIG / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
20th century / 1940s / USA / North America / America (continent) / black and white / photo / Lange Dorothea (1895-1965) / photographer / female artist / artist / art / Great Depression / Farm Security Administration / New Deal / 40s / labor contractor / california / san joaquin valley / photography / farm worker / forties / families / photograph / western usa / human interest / field laborers / family / employment and labor / camp / san joaquin / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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