We often think of California having migrant workers, however, they traveled throughout the United States. In July of 1940, photo/journalist John Vachon took these remarkable photographs of migrant children in Berrien County, Michigan.
Migrant child, Berrien County, Michigan July 1940![Migrant child, Berrien County, Michigan July 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-Berrien-County-Michigan-July-1940-e1415384223477.jpg)
Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan July 1940![Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan2 July 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-Berrien-County-Michigan2-July-1940-e1415384312434.jpg)
Migrant child from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant child from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-from-Arkansas-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415384469589.jpg)
Migrant child from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant child from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan3 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-from-Arkansas-Berrien-County-Michigan3-1940-e1415385999793.jpg)
Migrant child from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant child from Arkansas, Berrien County, Michigan2 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-from-Arkansas-Berrien-County-Michigan2-1940-e1415384544383.jpg)
Migrant girl, strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant girl, strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan2 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-girl-strawberry-picker-Berrien-County-Michigan2-1940-e1415384639702.jpg)
Migrant girl, strawberry picker, Berrien County, Mich. 1940![Migrant girl, strawberry picker, Berrien County, Mich. 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-girl-strawberry-picker-Berrien-County-Mich.-1940-e1415385037582.jpg)
Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan4 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-Berrien-County-Michigan4-1940-e1415384866672.jpg)
Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant child, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415385799149.jpg)
Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children eating, Berrien County, Michigan4 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-eating-Berrien-County-Michigan4-1940-e1415386219389.jpg)
Migrant child in front of tent home, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant child eating in front of tent home, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-eating-in-front-of-tent-home-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415386115293.jpg)
Migrant child, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant child eating, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-eating-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415386616539.jpg)
Migrant children eating, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children eating, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-eating-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415384740675.jpg)
Migrant children eating, Berrien County, Michigan![Migrant children eating, Berrien County, Michigan2 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-eating-Berrien-County-Michigan2-1940-e1415385725181.jpg)
Migrant strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant strawberry picker, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-strawberry-picker-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415384396794.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan2 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan2-1940-e1415385534119.jpg)
Migrant child in front of tent home, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant7 child eating in front of tent home, Berrien County, Michigan](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant7-child-eating-in-front-of-tent-home-Berrien-County-Michigan-e1415386956275.jpg)
Migrant child eating in front of tent home, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant girl eating in front of tent home, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-girl-eating-in-front-of-tent-home-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415386795232.jpg)
Child of migrant berry pickers, Berrien County, Mich. 1940![Child of migrant berry pickers, Berrien County, Mich. 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Child-of-migrant-berry-pickers-Berrien-County-Mich.-1940-e1415385446998.jpg)
Migrant child in front of tent home, Berrien County, Mich. 1940![Migrant child in front of tent home, Berrien County, Mich. 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-child-in-front-of-tent-home-Berrien-County-Mich.-1940-e1415385374989.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan1 1940![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan1 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan1-1940-e1415386291519.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415385266327.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan![Migrant9 children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant9-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan-e1415387160788.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan![Migrant8 children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant8-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415387091372.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan3 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan3-1940-e1415385640327.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan4](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan4-e1415385890429.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan6 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan6-1940-e1415386455466.jpg)
Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Migrant children at nursery school, Berrien County, Michigan5 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Migrant-children-at-nursery-school-Berrien-County-Michigan5-1940-e1415386387149.jpg)
Baby in back seat of migrant workers’ automobile, Berrien County, Michigan 1940![Baby in back seat of migrant workers' automobile, Berrien County, Michigan 1940](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Baby-in-back-seat-of-migrant-workers-automobile-Berrien-County-Michigan-1940-e1415386696763.jpg)
Baby in back seat of migrant workers’ automobile, Berrien County, Michigan![Baby in back seat of migrant workers' automobile, Berrien County, Michigan](http://daysgoneby.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Baby-in-back-seat-of-migrant-workers-automobile-Berrien-County-Michigan-e1415387261272.jpg)
Migrant children, Berrien County, Michigan July 1940
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