Returning from California, Canadian County, Oklahoma
Canadian County, OK, August 1938
Dorothea Lange
Gelatin silver print
Gift of Paul S. Taylor
12 in x 11.5 in
A67.137.93061
© The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California.
People aren’t friendly there like they are here, but they appreciate the cheap labor coming out. When there’s a rush for work they’re friendlier than at other times. — Dorothea Lange field notes
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