A Woman Working In a Camp Vegetable Garden

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Title

A Woman Working In a Camp Vegetable Garden

Subject

Linnell Work Camp

Description

A woman is working in the vegetable garden while she has the water running on the plants.

Date

ca 1940s

Rights

In 1936 during the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidency, the Farm Security Administration (FSA) was set up to meet the health and housing needs for migrant families. In June of 1938 work was begun on the Linnell Camp, and on Decmber 16, 1938, the camp was officially opened. The East Union School is shown on the site, and it was built in 1939 for the Linnell Camp elementary students. Road 156 is shown running along the West side of the camp.

Format

slide

Language

en

Type

image

Identifier

tcl0269

Files

tcl0269m.tif

Collection

Citation

“A Woman Working In a Camp Vegetable Garden,” San Joaquin Valley Library System Digital Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, http://digital.sjvls.org/document/5692.

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