The Grapes of Wrath | Pictures

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John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

   

Illustrations

Farm men stand silently and look at the ruined corn.

Farm men stand silently and look at the ruined corn.

 Tom Joad asks the driver for a ride.

Tom Joad asks the driver for a ride.

 Tom and Jim approach the Joad house and see that one corner has been knocked in.

Tom and Jim approach the Joad house and see that one corner has been...
Muley shares food with Tom and Jim.

Muley shares food with Tom and Jim.

 Breakfast at Uncle John's.

Breakfast at Uncle John's.

 A family council.

A family council.
Ma burns the rest of her private possessions.

Ma burns the rest of her private possessions.

 The Joads drive on Highway 66.

The Joads drive on Highway 66.

 The Wilson's car breaks down.

The Wilson's car breaks down.
Tom and Al use a flashlight to fix the Wilson's Car at night.

Tom and Al use a flashlight to fix the Wilson's Car at night.

 The migrants move westward creating camps along the highway.

The migrants move westward creating camps along the highway.

 Ma angrily confronts a policeman.

Ma angrily confronts a policeman.
Ma cooks a stew with the first meat the family has had in days.

Ma cooks a stew with the first meat the family has had in days.

 Tom and the deputy.

Tom and the deputy.

 Ma and the camp manager.

Ma and the camp manager.
A dance at the camp.

A dance at the camp.

 Cops escort the Joads into a fenced area.

Cops escort the Joads into a fenced area.

 The Joads in the one-half of a boxcar.

The Joads in the one-half of a boxcar.
Ma meets a man on her way back to the boxcar.

Ma meets a man on her way back to the boxcar.

 Water floods the boxcar.

Water floods the boxcar.

  

Pictures

Jane Darwell, Henry Fonda, and John Carradine (left to right) in the 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath.

Jane Darwell, Henry Fonda, and John Carradine (left to right) in the...

 A migrant family in Nipomo, California, 1936.

A migrant family in Nipomo, California, 1936.