20 Powerful Black-And-White Photographs Of Regular Americans From History

The untold faces of our country.

This young migratory worker mother who traveled 35 miles to pick peas for $2.25 a day. She lived in a camp with her two children and husband.

This young migratory worker mother who traveled 35 miles to pick peas for $2.25 a day. She lived in a camp with her two children and husband.

(1940)

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This Japanese-American grandmother waiting to be moved to an internment camp during World War II.

This Japanese-American grandmother waiting to be moved to an internment camp during World War II.

(1942)

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These 10 small boys who worked in a cotton mill in North Carolina in 1908.

These 10 small boys who worked in a cotton mill in North Carolina in 1908.

(1908)

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This young girl at that same mill staring out a window. She had already worked there more than a year.

This young girl at that same mill staring out a window. She had already worked there more than a year.

(1908)

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