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Part of an impoverished family of nine on a New Mexico highway. Depression refugees from Iowa. Left Iowa in 1932 because of fathers ill health. Father an auto mechanic laborer, painter by trade, tubercular. Family has been on relief in Arizona but refused entry on relief roles in Iowa to which state they wish to return. Nine children including a sick four-month-old baby. No money at all. About to sell their belongings and trailer for money to buy food. We don t want to go where we ll be a nuisance to anybody. Date 1936 Aug. Part of an impoverished family of nine on a New Mexico highway. Depression refugees from Iowa. Left Iowa in 1932 because of fathers ill health. Father an auto mechanic laborer, painter by trade, tubercular. Family has been on relief in Arizona but refused entry on relief roles in Iowa to which state they wish to return. Nine children including a sick four-month-old baby. No money at all. About to sell their belongings and trailer for money to buy food. We don t want to go where we ll be a nuisance to anybody. Date 1936 Aug
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This poignant photograph captures the desperate plight of an impoverished family of eleven, who were among the many Depression refugees forced to leave their home in Iowa during the Great Depression. The father, a tubercular auto mechanic laborer and painter by trade, had become too ill to work, leaving the family with no means of support. In 1932, they were forced to leave their home in search of assistance, having been denied relief in their native state. The family, which included nine children, including a four-month-old baby, had been living on relief in Arizona but were determined to return to Iowa, despite being refused entry onto the relief rolls there. With no money and no resources, they were about to sell their belongings and their trailer in order to buy food for their family. The father is seen holding a map, perhaps contemplating their next move, while the children huddle together, their expressions conveying a sense of uncertainty and fear. The family's situation was a stark reminder of the widespread poverty and hardship that characterized the Great Depression era. The photograph, taken in August 1936, serves as a poignant reminder of the struggles faced by countless families during this difficult time in American history.
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