Families of Cotton Workers in Fresno County 1939

Six families live in a house on the outskirts of Firebaugh, Fresno County, California, in February 1939. They work as cotton laborers and have twenty-two children among them. These families reside rent-free under an arrangement with their employer. This image offers a glimpse into the living conditions of migrant workers during the Great Depression.

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