Drought refugee families from Oklahoma person
Summary: Families displaced by drought in Oklahoma were traveling to Roswell, New Mexico, to work as agricultural laborers, likely in cotton fields near Lordsburg.
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Claims (4)
lived_at
Oklahoma— prior to May
cited from _Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_ (1937)_Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_
Notes: Original is 8" x 10"
Subject: Agricultural laborers
Subject file: Industries-Agriculture-Cotton-New Mexico
Collection: Palace of the Governors Photo Arch…
traveled_to
cited from _Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_ (1937)
_Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_
Notes: Original is 8" x 10"
Subject: Agricultural laborers
Subject file: Industries-Agriculture-Cotton-New Mexico
Collection: Palace of the Governors Photo Arch…
witnessed
cited from _Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_ (1937)
_Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_
Notes: Original is 8" x 10"
Subject: Agricultural laborers
Subject file: Industries-Agriculture-Cotton-New Mexico
Collection: Palace of the Governors Photo Arch…
worked_for
cotton agriculture near Lordsburg, New Mexico— May
cited from _Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_ (1937)_Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_
Notes: Original is 8" x 10"
Subject: Agricultural laborers
Subject file: Industries-Agriculture-Cotton-New Mexico
Collection: Palace of the Governors Photo Arch…
Sources (1)
_Drought_refugee_families_from_Oklahoma_on_road_to_Roswell_New_Mexico_to_chop_cotton_near_Lordsburg_New_Mexico_May_ ↗
Lange, Dorothea · 1937 · photo · General use information available at http://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/collections/photo-archives/order-photos/#publication-policy or contact Photo Archives ([email protected]) · details