Refuge Collection (#4)

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain. California

In one of the largest pea camps in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In one of the largest pea camps in California

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, alongside the road, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma and her pieced quilt. California, Kern County

Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers...Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas who has been resettled at Hill House, Mississippi

Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettled farm child from Taos Junction to Bosque Farms project. New Mexico

Farm child, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm child. This family is now resettled on the Bosque Farms project. New Mexico

On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California. Three brothers, drought refugees from Texas (note water barrel)

Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California. Note number of auto trailers and trailer being constructed on left

Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California. "Come to California." The worldly posessions of refugees from Texas dust, drought and depression

Children of destitute family, American River camp, near Sacramento, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of destitute family. American River camp, near Sacramento, California

Destitute family, American River camp, near Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute family. American River camp. Five children aged two to seventeen. Near Sacramento California. [Sign: "I must have work or food"]

Destitute family, American River camp, Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California

Destitute family, American River camp, Sacramento, California. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute family. American River camp, Sacramento, California. Five children, aged two to seventeen years

Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner, living in the American River Camp... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Daughter of migrant Tennessee coal miner. Living in the American River Camp near Sacramento, California

American River camp, Sacramento, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
American River camp, Sacramento. Home of Tennessee family, now migratory workers. Seven in family, came to California July 1935, following relatives who had come in 1933

Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tubercular mother from Oklahoma now living in the Kern migrant camp (resettlement), California. She receives daily visits from the county nurse

Son of depression refugee from Oklahoma now in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Son of depression refugee from Oklahoma now in California

Depression refugee family from Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrived in California June 1936, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Depression refugee family from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Arrived in California June 1936. Mother and three half-grown children; no father. "Anybody as wants to work can get by

To serve the crops of California, thousands of families live on wheels, near Bakersfield, CA, 1936
To serve the crops of California, thousands of families live on wheels. Near Bakersfield, California

Eighty year old woman living in squatters camp on the outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936
Eighty year old woman living in squatters camp on the outskirts of Bakersfield, California. "If you lose your pluck you lose the most there is in you - all you've got to live with"

Grandmother of twenty-two children, from a farm in Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of twenty-two children, from a farm in Oklahoma; eighty years old. Now living in camp on the outskirts of Bakersfield, California

Grandmother of twenty-two children, from a farm in Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of twenty-two children, from a farm in Oklahoma; eighty years old. Now living in camp on the outskirts of Bakersfield, California

Grandmother of twenty-two children from farm in Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother of twenty-two children from farm in Oklahoma. Now living in Kern migrant camp, California

Children of migrant Oklahoma family, now living near Fresno, California, picking cotton, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of migrant Oklahoma family, now living near Fresno, California, picking cotton

Oklahoma mother of five children, now picking cotton in California, near Fresno, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma mother of five children, now picking cotton in California, near Fresno

Mother of five children from Oklahoma, now picking cotton in California, near Fresno, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mother of five children from Oklahoma, now picking cotton in California, near Fresno

Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family from Oklahoma in Texas. A family of six alongside the road. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies

Oklahoma migrant, Texas. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma migrant, Texas. An example of how they fall between the relief agencies. The father, aged thirty-five, is an intelligent fellow, a painter by trade

Refugee agricultural laborer on the roadside in Arizona, near the Casa Grande project, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Refugee agricultural laborer on the roadside in Arizona, near the Casa Grande project (Farm Security Administration). "I was on this here project, Work Projects Administration

Family of one of the evicted sharecroppers from Arkansas who has been resettled at Hill House, Mississippi

Child welfare program, Resettlement Administration Marysville camp for migrants, California, 1935
Marysville camp for migrants. Supervised play for the children is part of the child welfare program at the Resettlement Administration camp. California

Migrant drought refugee family stalled on an Arizona highway, between Yuma and Phoenix, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant drought refugee family stalled on an Arizona highway, between Yuma and Phoenix, on their way to California to work in the harvests

Destitute pea pickers in California, mother of seven children, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California

Migrant agricultural workers home, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural workers home. California. [Makeshift shelter built behind an advertising hoarding: Cyanogas - The Real Hopper Control']

Oklahoma potato picker's family encamped on the flats near Shafter, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma potato picker's family encamped on the flats near Shafter, California

Washing facilities for families in migratory pea pickers camp, Imperial Valley, California, 1937
Washing facilities for families in migratory pea pickers camp. Imperial Valley, California. Mostly Oklahomans and Texans

This family...about to be returned to Oklahoma...Neideffer Camp, Imperial Valley, CA, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
This family without food and work about to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration. They have lost a baby as a result of exposure during the winter

Resettled at Bosque Farms project - family of four from Taos Junction, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettled at Bosque Farms project. Family of four from Taos Junction shows temporary dwelling

Dispossessed Arkansas farmers, Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dispossessed Arkansas farmers. Bakersfield, California

Unemployed family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas... near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped on a river bottom near Holtville, California

Unemployed family... near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped on a river bottom near Holtville, California

Oklahomans now working or looking for work in the pea harvests of California, Imperial Vallery
Oklahomans now working or looking for work in the pea harvests of California. Outskirts of Calipatria. Imperial Valley

The Great Reaping Day - Oklahoma potato pickers, Kern County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Great Reaping Day. Hymn singing, Sunday afternoon. The woman had been "saved" the week before. Oklahoma potato pickers. Kern County, California

Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen... CA, Imperial Valley, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California. Imperial Valley

Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California, Imperial Valley, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young Oklahoma mother, age eighteen, penniless, stranded in California. Imperial Valley

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"Finding solace amidst the storm: Refuge in various forms" Leon Trotsky sought refuge in Mexico, a safe haven from political persecution. Rifugio Gnifetti on Monte Rosa, enveloped by clouds, offers a serene mountain refuge in Valsesia, Piemonte. Queen Victoria and her children find solace in mourning at Windsor Castle, seeking refuge from their grief. Prehistoric cave art paintings unveil ancient human's search for refuge through artistic expression. Picture No. 11073902 captures the essence of refuge; an image that speaks volumes without words. The Scottish Highlands' Cairngorms National Park provides a breathtaking natural sanctuary for those seeking refuge. Alderney Harbour serves as a gateway to tranquility and respite for weary souls yearning for shelter. Tre Cime di Lavaredo / Drei Zinnen stand tall as three distinctive peaks offering both physical and metaphorical refuge in Sexten. Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes provide hope and support to vulnerable children seeking emotional refuge in Royston, Hertfordshire. Whitfield Hall Mountain Refuge along Blue Mountain Peak Trail grants hikers respite amid the majestic beauty of Jamaica's Blue Mountains. A pair of sandhill cranes finds solace within Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge—a sanctuary where nature thrives undisturbed. The little house at Arrah stands strong against adversity—an emblem of resilience and unwavering spirit amidst chaos. In our journey through life, we often seek moments or places that offer us comfort and protection—a place where we can find peace amidst turmoil or simply be ourselves without judgment or fear—refuge becomes our guiding light during these times of uncertainty.