Calipatria Relief Check Waiters March 1937

In March 1937, individuals wait for semimonthly relief checks in Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. Many in this group lost their farms in Oklahoma due to foreclosure and economic hardship. They migrated westward as agricultural laborers during the 1930s drought. This image serves as a historical record of the eras economic challenges.

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