010139
DATE: February 23, 1939
LOCATION: Brawley, Imperial Valley, C
DESCRIPTION: In FSA migratory labor camp. Family, mother, father, and 11 children, originally from near Mangrum Oklahoma, where he had been a tenant farmer. Came to California in 1936 after drought. Since then have been traveling from crop to crop in California following the harvest. Six of the 5 children attend school wherever the family stops long enough. Five older children work along with mother and father. Feb. 23rd, two of the family had been lucky and “got a place” (a day’s work) in the peas on the Sinclair ranch. Father had earned $1.73 for ten-hour day. Oldest daughter had earned $1.25. From these earnings had to provide their transportation to the fields, 20 miles each way.