Migrant Family Father Prepares Fire July 1939

A father from a migrant family prepares to start a fire along a roadside near Henrietta, Oklahoma in July 1939. This image is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which documents the experiences of families in the Muskogee-Okmulgee area during the Great Depression. Many migrants traveled for work, often facing significant hardships.

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