Wife of Day Laborer in Kitchen Arkansas River 1939

A day laborers wife works in a kitchen at a camp near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County. Taken in June 1939, this image illustrates the daily life of migrant families during the Great Depression. The camp served as a temporary home for those seeking work in agricultural areas along the Arkansas River.

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