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Pea pickers waiting to start work. Canyon County, Idaho. These pickers travel with a labor contractor. The children who are shown are not necessarily pickers. Since the camp was near by the field and it seemed to be customary for the children to follow

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Pea pickers waiting to start work. Canyon County, Idaho. These pickers travel with a labor contractor. The children who are shown are not necessarily pickers. Since the camp was near by the field and it seemed to be customary for the children to follow
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1941-06
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 039569-D
Topics
Idaho -- Canyon County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from Library of Congress.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 58460
TMS Object Number: 039569-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d409400-84a2-0137-0ca8-493e7b7da256
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1941: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pea pickers waiting to start work. Canyon County, Idaho. These pickers travel with a labor contractor. The children who are shown are not necessarily pickers. Since the camp was near by the field and it seemed to be customary for the children to follow" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c63b8e80-84a4-0137-4392-51b9e66b8ab5

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pea pickers waiting to start work. Canyon County, Idaho. These pickers travel with a labor contractor. The children who are shown are not necessarily pickers. Since the camp was near by the field and it seemed to be customary for the children to follow" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c63b8e80-84a4-0137-4392-51b9e66b8ab5

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1941). Pea pickers waiting to start work. Canyon County, Idaho. These pickers travel with a labor contractor. The children who are shown are not necessarily pickers. Since the camp was near by the field and it seemed to be customary for the children to follow Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c63b8e80-84a4-0137-4392-51b9e66b8ab5

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Pea pickers waiting to start work. Canyon County, Idaho. These pickers travel with a labor contractor. The children who are shown are not necessarily pickers. Since the camp was near by the field and it seemed to be customary for the children to follow