Mr and Mrs Wardlow Dugout Home Oregon 1939

Mr. and Mrs. Wardlow stand at the entrance of their dugout basement home in Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. Created in October 1939, this image documents rural living conditions during the Great Depression. Dugouts like theirs represent innovative housing solutions developed by families confronting economic hardships in the 1930s.

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