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Oklahomans, drought refugees in a southern California squatter's camp
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Oklahomans, drought refugees in a southern California squatter's camp

Lange, Dorothea · 1937-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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migrantsnitrate negativescaliforniaunited states
Credit lineOklahomans, drought refugees in a southern California squatter's camp. 1937-01-01. Lange, Dorothea. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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