Okie Patrimony	Volume 54 Number 6, November/December 2001
by Eric A. Powell

(USDA) [LARGER IMAGE]

A 1940 photograph shows children at the Weedpatch Migrant Camp, immortalized by John Steinbeck in Grapes of Wrath. The camp will soon be the site of a museum devoted to Okie history. Artifacts recovered from the camp and expected to go on display include wash basins, pots, and an ice box.

© 2001 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/0111/newsbriefs/okie.html

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