Depression Collection (#5)

Slums of San Francisco, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of San Francisco, California

Card Alley, North Bean [i.e. Beach] District (Italians), San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Card Alley. North Bean [i.e. Beach] District (Italians). San Francisco, California

Rural rehabilitation client, San Fernando Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Rural rehabilitation client. San Fernando Valley, California. Chicken farmer making good on rural resettlement loan. Selling case of eggs a day

Rural rehabilitation client, San Fernando Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Rural rehabilitation client. Chicken farmer making good on rural resettlement loan. He sells one case of eggs a day. Worked on a state emergency relief administration job previous to loan

Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by Los Angeles police. Refused entrance into California

Making adobe bricks, Bosque Farms project, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Making adobe bricks. Bosque Farms project, New Mexico. These bricks are to be used in construction of the new school building

Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled on the desert in southern California with no money, 1937
Southern California desert. Migrant from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, stalled on the desert in southern California with no money. He and his ten children are facing future in California

Home of a dust bowl refugee in California, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of a dust bowl refugee in California. Imperial County

Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camp of migratory workers. Imperial County, California

Family of four to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration, Holtville, California, 1937
Family of four to be returned to Oklahoma by the Relief Administration. "They won't go until they get so hungry that there's nothing else for them to do

Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Dusting cauliflower plants near Santa Maria, California

Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California. A Filipino crew of fifty-five boys, migrants

Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lettuce cutting in the Imperial Valley, California. A Filipino crew of fifty-five boys, migrants

Waiting for relief checks, Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Waiting for relief checks. Calipatria, California

Privy in cheap migratory camp, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Privy in cheap migratory camp. San Joaquin Valley, California

Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia

Background photo for Hightstown project, New York City. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Background photo for Hightstown project. The present home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon and family, 133 Avenue D, New York City

Migratory workers "kitchen" near Shafter, Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory workers "kitchen" near Shafter. Kern County, California. Squatters camp

Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California

Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama, 1937
Pulp wood going down the River Styx to Mobile by inland waterway near Robertsdale, Alabama

Sharecropper, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper. Receives five dollars a month "furnish" from the landowner. Macon County, Georgia

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi

One of Delta cooperative farmsteads after a year of operation, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of Delta cooperative farmsteads after a year of operation. Hillhouse, Mississippi. [Porch with mosquito screens]

Men on "Skid Row", Modesto, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Men on "Skid Row." Modesto, California

Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages brought over the bridge... Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages brought over the bridge between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Families

Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahomans in potato pickers camp near Shafter, California

Nebraska farmer come to pick peas, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Nebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California

Nebraska farmer come to pick peas, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Nebraska farmer come to pick peas. Near Calipatria, California

Farmers baseball game in the country, on U.S. 62, near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, on U.S. 62. Farmers baseball game in the country. From this area many have gone to California to work in agriculture

Farmers baseball game in the country... near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, on U.S. 62. Farmers baseball game in the country. From this area many have gone to California to work in agriculture

Cotton workers, outskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Outskirts of Firebaugh. West side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Six families with twenty-two children live in this house. Cotton workers: "He's good (the boss)

Filipino gang of spinach harvesters, near Santa Maria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Santa Maria, California. Filipino gang of spinach harvesters

Stock ranch and plowed field, Contra Costa County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Contra Costa County, California. Stock ranch and plowed field

Purchasing farm under Bankhead-Jones Act, near Stockton, California, November 17, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
November 17, 1938. Near Stockton, California. One of six successful applicants out of seventy-five. Purchasing farm under Bankhead-Jones Act

Destitute farm labor families come to FSA distributing depot... Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Destitute farm labor families come to Farm Security Administration (FSA) distributing depot to apply for food grant. Kern County, California

Camp bulletin board in Shafter camp for migratory workers, FSA camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camp bulletin board in Shafter camp for migratory workers, Farm Security Administration (FSA) camp, California. This notice is a statement of self-determined policy drawn up by the camp committee of

Wife of cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife of cotton farmer. Greene County, Georgia

Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season, Memphis, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season. Truck drivers are paid by the planters and serve as "runners" to recruit the men

The town square of Memphis, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The town square of Memphis, Texas. [Grocery store, jeweller's, Auto Body Glass & Top Shop, burger shop, Piggly Wiggly, barber's shop]

The town square of Memphis, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The town square of Memphis, Texas. [First National Bank, Harrison Hardware Co, draper's shop]

One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of three families camped behind a billboard on U.S. 99. Kern County, California

Campers bulletin board, Shafter camp, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Campers bulletin board near entrance of Shafter camp for migrant workers. California

Listening to the speaker... Bakersfield, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Listening to the speaker at the conference to Aid Agricultural Organization during the cotton strike (Steinbeck Committee). Bakersfield, Kern County, California

The town of Caddo, Oklahoma, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The town of Caddo, Oklahoma. Migrants leave the small towns as well as the farms of the southwest. This region is a source of many emigrants to the Pacific Coast

The old plantation bell, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The old plantation bell. Greene County, Georgia

Father of landless sharecropper family, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Father of landless sharecropper family. Macon County, Georgia

Public library in the southwestern section of Mississippi, in the piney woods, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Public library in the southwestern section of Mississippi, in the piney woods

Ox team used to haul pulpwood, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ox team used to haul pulpwood. Mississippi

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"Exploring the Depths of Depression: A Journey through Art, Science, and History" In this captivating caption, we embark on a profound exploration of depression, delving into its multifaceted nature through various hints that span different realms. We begin our journey with the Galapagos Admiralty map by Fitzroy Beagle and Neptune's mysterious allure captured in the Voyager 2 image – symbols of uncharted territories akin to the enigmatic depths of depression. As we navigate further, Edvard Munch's haunting masterpiece "Melancholy" from 1894-1895 emerges as a poignant representation of inner turmoil and emotional anguish. The Amitriptyline antidepressant molecule reminds us that science seeks to alleviate these struggles by offering hope for those battling this condition. Drawing inspiration from Charles Baudelaire, the renowned French poet and essayist who explored themes of melancholy in his works, we gain insight into how art can serve as an outlet for expressing one's deepest emotions. The image depicting a depressed woman leaning her head onto her arm reflects the weight that depression places upon individuals. Dorothea Lange's powerful photographs transport us back to Malheur County in Oregon during 1939 when Mrs. Cleaver courageously raised five sons on a new farm while George Cleaver endeavored to develop raw land. These images evoke empathy towards those facing adversity amidst economic hardships – reminding us that they are manifest itself not only internally but also externally within society. The inclusion of Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), known for its intelligence yet often associated with darkness and solitude, symbolizes both resilience and isolation experienced by individuals grappling with depression. Meanwhile, Kirkcaldy's sea wall and esplanade stand tall as metaphors for strength against turbulent waves – mirroring the determination required to overcome depressive episodes. Lastly, we encounter One Million German Mark banknote from 1923 - an emblematic reminder of the economic collapse that exacerbated societal hardships and mental distress during that era.