1939 Vintage Photo of Family in Tent Oregon Great Depression

A family of six gathers in a tent in Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon, in October 1939. After the father lost his WPA job, they arrived to aid in the potato harvest. The eldest child, age twelve, cares for a younger brother suffering from dysentery. This image offers insight into the hardships families endured during the Great Depression.

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