Migrant Father and Son Building Home Salinas 1939

In April 1939, a father and son work together to build a house in a burgeoning settlement of lettuce workers near Salinas, California. Recent migrants, they represent many families who moved to the region during this time. The image is part of the Farm Security Administration collection, which documents the lives of migrant communities in Monterey County.

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