Keywords: McNews, 2-1-2 miles S.E. of Bakersfield, Kern County, California. McNews subdivision. On Raw Alkali . . . - NARA - 521645.tif Scope and content Full caption reads as follows McNews 2-1/2 miles S E of Bakersfield Kern County California McNews subdivision On Raw Alkali Flat Brand-new slums Started June 1938 about 40 families from Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas No water no shade no soil good enough to grow anything no grass most families haul water from service station 2-1/2 miles away Average price of lot 150; size 50 by 100 feet Usual down-payment 5 Rate of payment frequently 5 a month interest at 6 The great majority of families settled here are agricultural workers on W P A or state relief Note Alkali soil and sanitary facilities in foreground General notes 521645 Local identifier 83-G-41404 Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics Division of Economic Information ca 1922 - ca 1953 NARA-Author Lange Dorothea 1895-1965 Photographer 1372774 <br /> Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 1940-04-10 Record group Record Group 83 Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics 1876 - 1959 Record group ARC 412 Photographic Prints Documenting Programs and Activities of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Predecessor Agencies compiled ca 1922 - ca 1947 documenting the period ca 1911 - ca 1947 Series ARC 521048 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWDNS-83-G-41404 yes Other versions <gallery> File McNews _2-1-2_miles_S E _of_Bakersfield _Kern_County _California _McNews_subdivision _On_Raw_Alkali_ _ _ _-_NARA_-_521645 tif tif File McNews _2-1-2_miles_S E _of_Bakersfield _Kern_County _California _McNews_subdivision _On_Raw_Alkali_ _ _ _-_NARA_-_521645 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov NARA TIF images with categorized JPGs NARA images of Kern County California Dorothea Lange |