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Arvin Farm Labor Camp
Dorothea Lange
1936-04-10
Arvin Co-op Store and Gasoline Station, at the entrance to Farm Security Administration Arvin Farm Labor Camp ('Weedpatch'). This store was started 12/15/1939 by 60 camp members who each contributed 1 dollar to get it started. Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary... Show moreArvin Co-op Store and Gasoline Station, at the entrance to Farm Security Administration Arvin Farm Labor Camp ('Weedpatch'). This store was started 12/15/1939 by 60 camp members who each contributed 1 dollar to get it started. Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression. Show less
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photographic prints
Dust Bowl
Lange, Dorthea, 1895-1965
Agricultural laborers Camps
Kern County -- California
Steinbeck Center Photo Archive
Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, SJSU
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Acquired 1975-05-f17 from National Archives (2,10USD); Published in journal: SR 12.1 (2015)
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