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Woman gathered outside doing their laundry at 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…

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.

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.

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.

Woodville Camp cabins are similar to Linnell Camp cabins.

Women ready to work a the Woodville clinic.

The Woodville Camp entrance has directions on the water tower sign for new family registration.

The entrance to the Woodville camp.

Another Woodville garden home.