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Drought refugee families from Oklahoma person

born: [1937-01-01,1938-01-01)died/dissolved: [1937-01-01,1938-01-01)id: p_drought-refugee-families-from-oklahoma_d007f3
Probable 70%
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

Oklahomaprior 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 MexicoMay
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…

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_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

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