Young mother, aged twenty-two, has one little girl three years old. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. In mobile unit of FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp. New baby expected in December. During this year she has worked with her husband in: strawberries (Helvetia, Oregon); cherries (Salem, Oregon); beans (West Stayton, Oregon); hops (Independence, Oregon). Is now in potato pickers' camp at the end of that season. "We haven't got a cent now and we've lost our car because we've helped some people out. It seems like it's taken every cent to eat off, that and traveling around."
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![The image is a black-and-white photograph of a woman standing in what appears to be an attic or makeshift kitchen area. She has short, styled hair and wears a polka-dotted knee-length dress with a collar. Her expression is neutral as she looks directly at the camera.
Behind her, there's a wooden shelf filled with various items like bowls, jars, utensils, bottles, and what seems to be canned goods or dry foodstuffs. To the right of the woman, on a makeshift counter, are more kitchenware including pots, pans, plates, cups, and cutlery.
The walls have visible texture indicating rough material such as plastered wooden boards or corrugated metal sheeting. On her left side is a pile of what looks like discarded wood shavings or debris stacked against the wall next to an open window which lets in some light. A small portion of another person's arm can be seen on the far right, suggesting someone else might also be present outside this frame.
The overall setting suggests modest living conditions with simple and functional furniture for a working-class family possibly involved in agricultural work as mentioned by her experiences listed at the bottom: strawberries (Helvetia), cherries (Salem), beans (West Stayton), hops (Independence) followed by "potato pickers' camp" which implies she is part of an FSA mobile unit, likely during a time when economic hardship was prevalent.
The date on the photo reads '3-12 57', indicating it [...]](https://mastodon.ozioso.online/system/media_attachments/files/114/320/128/794/213/999/original/687b0d2746f2800c.jpeg "The image is a black-and-white photograph of a woman standing in what appears to be an attic or makeshift kitchen area. She has short, styled hair and wears a polka-dotted knee-length dress with a collar. Her expression is neutral as she looks directly at the camera.
Behind her, there's a wooden shelf filled with various items like bowls, jars, utensils, bottles, and what seems to be canned goods or dry foodstuffs. To the right of the woman, on a makeshift counter, are more kitchenware including pots, pans, plates, cups, and cutlery.
The walls have visible texture indicating rough material such as plastered wooden boards or corrugated metal sheeting. On her left side is a pile of what looks like discarded wood shavings or debris stacked against the wall next to an open window which lets in some light. A small portion of another person's arm can be seen on the far right, suggesting someone else might also be present outside this frame.
The overall setting suggests modest living conditions with simple and functional furniture for a working-class family possibly involved in agricultural work as mentioned by her experiences listed at the bottom: strawberries (Helvetia), cherries (Salem), beans (West Stayton), hops (Independence) followed by \"potato pickers' camp\" which implies she is part of an FSA mobile unit, likely during a time when economic hardship was prevalent.
The date on the photo reads '3-12 57', indicating it [...]")
