Migrant Families Traveling U.S. Route 99 May 1939

Two families travel along U.S. Route 99 in California in May 1939. They journey from Independence, Kansas, to work in cotton chopping. During this time, many individuals and families migrated for agricultural labor due to economic conditions. This photograph captures the reality of migrant work and offers insight into American social history.

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