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