1940sAmericanMigratoryWorker
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.
- Date
- 1940-04-11
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- image
- Original size
- 548 × 640 pixels
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