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This migrant family arrived in a truck filled all their belongings

The view from the water tower shows the cottages and apartments along the north side of Linnell Camp.

The Utility Building that held the showers and laundry was in the center of hexagon at the Linnell Camp.

The Linnell Camp entrance at Road 156. A car and a trailer with all its belongings has just arrived at the Tulare Farm Labor Supply Center (the official name for Linnell Camp).

The migrant families had to check in at the office to see if they…

The community center is located at the hexagon entrance of Linnell Camp. Each camp was to be a self-contained community, with its own water and sewer system, streets laid out, a school, a clinic, utilities building with showers, laundry and toilets,…

This aerial of Woodville Camp shows a good view of the L-shaped Vincent School by the Entrance building, the six Apartment buildings and the Garden homes lower and the Health Center at the left of the homes.

In this aerial view of Woodville the water tower stands out by the cabins.
The homes are located at the left hand corner.

The Vincent School is the L shaped building at the top of the photo on the left side, and the Health Center building is located on the east side of the curved street on the right side if the photo.

Woodville Camp Is located northwest of Porterville on the corner of Road 192 and Avenue 160. The small town of Woodville is a few miles west of the camp.

Woodville Camp was another migratory workers camp set up in 1936 by the enactment of the Federal Security Act (FSA) . Twelve of these camps were built in California, where the migrant problem was most urgent; three in Arizona; four in Texas; two in…