These tin hut cabins look unoccupied, but the photo shows the cabin arrangement. They were built 10 feet from the road and 15 feet from on another. The sheet metal siding is vertical on these cabins.
This cabin is one of 294 sheet metal cabins with horizontal sheet medal siding. Some of huts have vertical medal siding. When the camp opened the cabins had no electricity or running water. In this picture power lines can be seen at the cabin.
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…
Another family arriving at the Linnell Camp Office in their pick-up truck with a trailer filled with all the family belongings. The small child is peeking out at the surroundings.