COPYEDITED CAPTION IN QUOTES: “As we tuck our children into bed at night, this is an America many of us fail to see, but it is a part of the country we live in, an increasing part.” The Murray boys, who lived in a tent in the hobo jungle on the bank of the Sacramento River with their father who had lost his job as a lumberman. Broderick, California, 1989. The family traveled to the Sacramento River near Broderick, California in hopes of better luck in the Golden State. They had been living on the river for 4 months when the photo was taken. Broderick, California. July 1989. Photo by Michael S. Bruce Springsteen Caption: As we tuck our children into bed at night, this is an America many of us fail to see, but it is a part of the country we live in, an increasing part.

The Murphy Brothers live out of their car with their father James, who lost his job at a lumber mill in Oregon. The family traveled to the Sacramento River near Broderick, California in hopes of better luck in the Golden State. They had been living on the river for 4 months when the photo was taken. Broderick, California. July 1989. Photo by Michael S. Williamson.

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