Sujet
Example of the way that 'Okies' travelled west, 1937. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Example of the way that 'Okies' travelled west, 1937. This family (from Missouri) reported, 'Broke-baby sick-car trouble'. 'Okies' was the name given to people from the American prairie states (many of them from Oklahoma) who were forced to abandon their farms by the dustbowls of the 1930s. Many travelled to California and other western states. On arriving they found life little easier than it had been where they came from and many were forced to survive by taking itinerant fruit picking work at very low wages.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1926
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D79_113
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,2Mo (1,4Mo) / 28,4cm x 26,7cm / 3350 x 3155 (300dpi)