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Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lange, Dorothea (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lange, Dorothea

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938-06
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 018165-D c.3
Topics
California -- Shafter
California -- Kern County
Migrant agricultural laborers
Labor camps
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title, date and negative number from Library of Congress. NYPL prints have negative number with different suffix on verso: 018165-C
Version identification: FSA Collection contains three copies of this photograph. Copy 3 slightly enlarged.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 23729
TMS Object Number: 018165-D c.3
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cb2c0f50-8cf9-0136-0542-0855c9da667e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1938: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56587410-8cfc-0136-8d2f-25cf5090ea8c

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56587410-8cfc-0136-8d2f-25cf5090ea8c

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1938). Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56587410-8cfc-0136-8d2f-25cf5090ea8c

Wikipedia Citation

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Farm Security Administration camp for migrant agricultural workers at Shafter, California