Migratory Family Traveling Desert for Work May 1937

A migratory family travels across the desert in search of work in the cotton fields near Roswell, New Mexico. Taken in May 1937, the image illustrates the hardships faced by migrants during the Great Depression. The family navigates U.S. Route 70, emphasizing the difficult conditions that defined their quest for employment in agricultural regions.

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