Migrant Collection

MIGRANT MOTHER, 1936. Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker and mother of seven, with her children in a camp for migrant workers in Nipomo, California, 1936

Picture No. 12020740
Shy albatross or shy mollymawk, Thalassarche cauta, in flight close to the waves with a dark sky and two rainbows. They are endemic breeders of tree islands in Australia where historically they are

Nomads horse and yurt, Bayanbulak, Xinjiang Province, China, Asia

Greater Sandhill Cranes - in winter, feeding in maize (corn) field. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
ROG-12021 Greater Sandhill Cranes - in winter, feeding in maize (corn) field. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Greater Sandhill Cranes - in flight, coming in to winter roost at sunset
ROG-12023 Greater Sandhill Cranes - in flight, coming in to winter roost at sunset. New Mexico, USA Grus canadensis Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Sanderling Face on portrait from a ground level perspective. South Gare, Cleveland. UK
ROY-263 Sanderling - Face on portrait from a ground level perspective South Gare, Cleveland. UK calidris alba Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

An unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp for the bean harvest, Marion County, Oregon
OREGON: LUMBERJACK, 1939. An unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp for the bean harvest, Marion County, Oregon. The man has his social security number tattooed on his arm

Montagus Harrier circus pygargus male migrating through Caucusus Mountains in Georgia April

Common Swift Apus apus Norfolk summer

Chum Salmon swimming up coastal creek Katmai Alaska North America

Pallass Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Burnham Overy Dunes Norfolk Oct 13 2010

Eating Spaghetti
An Italian migrant miner tackling a plate of spaghetti

Western Tanager - Male Western U. S. Spring. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, USA
TOM-1015 Western Tanager - Male Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, USA. Sping Piranga ludoviciana Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Poster advertising the gold mines in California (colour engraving)
XIR164526 Poster advertising the gold mines in California (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Line of four Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) in a pond silhouetted at sunset, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula) Northern Bullfinch, adult male, migrant, with feathers fluffed-up, perched on branch, Norfolk, England, october

White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) three adults, in flight, landing to join flock containing Brent Goose (Branta bernicla), on snow covered grazing marsh habitat, Suffolk, England, february

The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
1197487 The Russian Emigres, c. 1900 (oil on canvas) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 92.7x73.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images.

Arriving at Ellis Island, New York, c.1905 (b/w photo)
STC306718 Arriving at Ellis Island, New York, c.1905 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Immigration into the US reached its peak in 1907 (1,285,349 immigrants).); The Stapleton Collection.

Newly arrived immigrants in London, England, late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901
3039830 Newly arrived immigrants in London, England, late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901; Private Collection.

Hop-pickers on the Road - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Hop-pickers on the Road - drawn by Phiz, 1858. Seasonal farm workers. Here meet together the respectable poor and the disreputable poor, the honest labourer and the thief (doing honest work now)

Michael Benedicks (1768-1845), married to 1. Fanny Isak (1775-1802), 2. Henriette... 1824. Creator: Jakob Axel Gillberg
Michael Benedicks (1768-1845), married to 1. Fanny Isak (1775-1802), 2. Henriette von Halle (1786-1855), 1824

Michael Benedicks (1768-1845), married to 1. Fanny Isak (1775-1802), 2. Henriette... 1824. Creator: Jakob Axel Gillberg
Michael Benedicks (1768-1845), married to 1. Fanny Isak (1775-1802), 2. Henriette von Halle (1786-1855), 1824

The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina... 1860
The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina, after the Battle of Melazzo, from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Migratory cotton picker with her baby, 1939. Creator: Unknown
Migratory cotton picker with her baby, 1939

Migratory cotton workers, 1939. Creator: Unknown
Migratory cotton workers, 1939

'In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. Creator: John Charlton
'In Search of a New Home - A Scene in the Far West, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", The Rush for the First Meal, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", off Queenstown on Sunday Morning - The Ruling Passion, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - The Doctor Examining Steerage Passengers, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Emigration of the Russian Jews - The Doctor Examining Steerage Passengers before their Departure from Liverpool on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin" in the Mersey, 1891

Main street storefront, Chickasaw, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street storefront, Chickasaw, Oklahoma. This is a region from which hundreds of farm families have fled to the west. ['Loans - We Buy & Sell Clothing Luggage Guns etc - Used Clothing']

Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family on U.S. Highway 99 between Bakersfield and Famoso, California. Note: the photographer passed twenty-eight cars of this type while driving thirty-five miles between 9:00 and 9

Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California

Children of Oklahoma migrants, near Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Children of Oklahoma migrants in agricultural workers camp near Calipatria, California

Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, California, with migrant mother and child, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, California, with migrant mother and child

Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, talking with one of the members, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tom Collins, manager of Kern migrant camp, talking with one of the members. California

On the move, Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On the move. Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma

Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma refugees. California

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt, California, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandmother from Oklahoma with grandson, working on quilt. California, Kern County

Resettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettled child of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. She herds cows for neighboring families for five cents per day

Migrant agricultural worker's family, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Destitute in pea picker's camp, Nipomo, California

Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Little Oklahoma, the community that grew out of the need for help in the potato and cotton fields. California

House in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
House in "Little Oklahoma, " California

Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled on the desert in southern California with no money, 1937
Southern California desert. Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled on the desert in southern California with no money. He and his ten children are facing future in California

Family of four to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration, Holtville, California, 1937
Family of four to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration. "They won't go until they get so hungry that there's nothing else for them to do

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937
Some of the carrot pickers in the Coachella Valley. There are one hundred people in this field coming from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Mexico. California

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In the midst of hardship and uncertainty, a mother's love remains unwavering. Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker in Nipomo, California, became an emblematic figure of resilience during the Great Depression. Captured in Dorothea Lange's iconic photograph "Migrant Mother, " Florence stands with her seven children in a camp for migrant workers. The image tells a story of struggle and determination as Florence gazes into the distance, her worn face revealing years of hardship. Her children huddle close to her side, seeking comfort and protection amidst their transient lifestyle. This powerful portrait captures the essence of countless families who were uprooted by economic hardships and forced to migrate in search of work. While this photograph depicts one aspect of migration within America, it is important to recognize that migration takes many forms across the globe. In Xinjiang Province, China, nomads traverse vast landscapes with their horses and yurts – embodying a way of life deeply rooted in tradition. Meanwhile, thousands of Greater Sandhill Cranes embark on their annual journey from Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico to find refuge during winter months. Their graceful flight against vibrant sunsets symbolizes nature's migratory wonders. Migration also extends beyond human borders; birds like Sanderlings travel great distances from South Gare in Cleveland to seek food and shelter. These resilient creatures remind us that migration is not limited to our species alone. Yet amidst these diverse stories lies shared experiences: migrants facing adversity while searching for better opportunities or survival itself. An unemployed lumberjack with his wife finds solace among fellow bean harvesters at Marion County's migrant workers camp in Oregon during August 1939 – his social security number tattooed on his arm serving as both identification and reminder of societal struggles faced daily.