Six ginormous images from 1939 - 10 years after the Crash, the Great Depression endures: Home of fisherman squatter on shores

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Six ginormous images from 1939 - 10 years after the Crash, the Great Depression endures: Home of fisherman squatter on shores of Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas; Family in front of shack home. May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City; Madera County, California. Family from near Dallas, Texas. Rent is $5 a month; March 1939. "Decorations in corner of living room of Mexican house. San Antonio, Texas."; Bed with roof over it in May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City; Home and family of oil field roustabout in Oklahoma City;

March 1939. "Home of fisherman squatter on shores of Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas. Photographs show squatters and migrants in shanty town along Nueces Bay area. Tents, shelters constructed from old boats, tar paper, automobile licenses, boxes. Privy made of automobile body." Medium format negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Self-Contained: 1939 high-resolution photo

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Self-Contained: 1939 high-resolution ... Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

July 1939. "Family in front of shack home. May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration.

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Cozy Shack: 1939 high-resolution photo

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Cozy Shack: 1939 high-resolution photo Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

February 1939. "Madera County, California. Family from near Dallas, Texas. Rent is $5 a month. There's no future here. I've been following the work (migratory labor) but there's no chance for a fellow to get aholt hisself in this country. The last job I had is tractor driving for 35 cents an hour. Had that job for five months until a Filipino comes along for 25 cents an hour. I was raised on a cotton farm my father owned, a little place back there, and I'm plumb willing to leave this country for good before I get too old, If I could get the chance to farm." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration.

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: No Future Here: 1939 high-resolution photo

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: No Future Here: 1939 high-resolution ... Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

March 1939. "Decorations in corner of living room of Mexican house. San Antonio, Texas." An eclectic mix of religious and pop-culture iconography combining Jesus, Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, Valentine's Day and the Dionne Quintuplets. Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Bunny Shrine: 1939 high-resolution photo

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Bunny Shrine: 1939 high-resolution photo Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

 

July 1939. "Bed with roof over it in May Avenue camp, Oklahoma City." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Poor Guy: 1939 high-resolution photo

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Poor Guy: 1939 high-resolution photo Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

August 1939. "Home and family of oil field roustabout in Oklahoma City. During periods of unemployment the woman takes in washing and ironing."

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Washings & Iornings: 1939 high-resolution photo

Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Washings & Iornings: 1939 high-resolu... Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images