In Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp during pea harvest. Family from Oklahoma with eleven children. Father, eldest daughter and eldest son working. She: “I want to go back to where we can live happy, live decent, and grow what we eat.” He: “I’ve made my mistake and now we can’t go back. I’ve got nothing to farm with.” Brawley, Imperial County, California. Photo by Dorothea Lange, February 23, 1939.
Library of Congress image.
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How sad. And eleven children. Holy cow.
11 or 5 it's all good… actually after about four kids, the body revolts. I don't know how they did it. I am known as a freak in my family- only child has 5 kids… years ago there was speculation I didn't even like kids. HA!
They tried- sometimes a gamble did not pay off. He only wanted something better for his family…
Hi Mike – Imagine what it would cost to feed 11 children now. It's so sad – they weren't even wanting anything special or expensive – just to be able to make their own food.
that poor family when i think that i have it so bad. thats all it takes to make me not feel so bad.