Muskogee Families Depart for California July 1939

Families prepare to leave for California in July 1939, as depicted in this vintage image from Muskogee, Oklahoma. The scene is part of a collection documenting American life during the Great Depression. The Farm Security Administration aimed to document the struggles and migrations of families in search of better opportunities across the nation.

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