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Dorothea Lange @DorotheaLange@mastodon.ozioso.online

Tent interior in a pea pickers' camp. Food supply and household equipment. Santa Clara County, California

#SantaClaraCounty #California #San-Elgar #SpringFluid #theGreatDepression #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017771848/

A black-and-white photograph shows the interior of a tent with various household items and supplies. On shelves, there are containers such as cans labeled 'Soda' and 'San-Elgar,' boxes marked 'Spring Fluid' and 'Cider Fruit Sauce,' and jars possibly containing food goods or personal care products like a pot for cooking over a small stove. A white enamel pitcher sits atop the shelf. Below this storage area, more items are scattered on what appears to be wooden slats that make up part of a floor structure within the tent.

The environment suggests temporary living conditions with an emphasis on practicality and utility in terms of food preservation and daily use objects like soap containers or household equipment such as laundry detergent boxes. The setting is indicative of agricultural laborers' encampments, likely connected to the Great Depression era when migrant workers often lived in transient camps provided by employers for harvesting crops.

The image captures a moment from history reflecting on economic hardship during that time and how people adapted their living conditions under challenging circumstances.

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