Dorothea Collection (#4)

NYC: FERRY, 1939. The ferry Cranford on the East River between New York City and New Jersey. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

NYC: FERRIES, 1939. Ferry terminals on the East River at the southern tip of New York City. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

NYC: FIFTH AVENUE, 1939. A woman exiting a private limousine on 5th Avenue near 57th Street in New York City. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

NYC: FIFTH AVENUE, 1939. 5th Avenue near 44th Street in New York City. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

NYC: FIFTH AVENUE, 1939. Traffic on 5th Avenue near 57th Street in New York City. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

NEW YORK CITY, 1939. A vendor selling Social Justice, an anti-Semitic periodical published by Father Charles Coughlin, on the street in New York City. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

RAILROAD, 1937. Itinerant men riding outside a train hauling oil tanks in Kingsbury, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1938

RAILROAD, 1937. Men riding on a freight train in West Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1937

NYC: TENEMENT, 1936. View from rear window of the tenement house of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon at 133 Avenue D, New York City. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1936

TEXAS: CATTLE RANGE, 1938. Cattle range in the Texas Panhandle. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1938

FLORIDA: MOVING DAY, 1936. Moving day in turpentine pine forest country in Florida. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936

CLUB FOOT, 1939. A boy with club feet wearing homemade splints at a migrant workers camp in Tulare County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

CALIFORNIA: HEALTH CLINIC. A boy receiving medical attention at a health clinic for migrant workers in Farmersville, Tulare County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

NORTH CAROLINA: FAMILY, 1939. A family in North Carolina; the father is crippled with rheumatism. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

IDAHO: BASQUE SHEEP HERDER. A Basque sheep herder with pack horses, on his way back from summer camp, Adams County, Idaho. Photographed by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

MIGRANT WORKER, 1936. A migrant worker from Oklahoma suffering from tuberculosis with his truck in Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936

CALIFORNIA: DOCTOR, 1939. A traveling public health doctor conducting a well-baby clinic in local school in Calipatria, California

CALIFORNIA: PEA FIELD, 1939. Workers weighing bushels of peas in a field near Calipatria, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

PEA PICKERs CAMP, 1939. Food and household equipment inside the tent at a pea pickers camp in Santa Clara County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1936. A migrant family from Oklahoma standing along the highway between Blythe and Indio in California, after their car had broken down. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936

LANGE: MIGRANT WORKER, 1940. A migrant worker hauling cotton from a field at Cortaro Farms in Pinal County, Arizona. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1940

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1940. Migrant workers picking asparagus in California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1940

DROUGHT REFUGEES, 1935. Refugees from the Oklahoma drought camping by the roadside. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1935

TEXAS: FARMHOUSE, 1937. An abandoned tenant house in Hall County, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1937

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. A Mexican migrant familys camp near Strathmore, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1939

SAN FRANCISCO, 1934. Unemployed men in San Francisco, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1934

OKLAHOMA: WHEAT, 1937. A wheat field in Oklahoma. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1937

MEMPHIS: UNEMPLOYED, 1938. Part of the daily lineup of unemployed men waiting outside the office of the State Employment Service in Memphis, Tennessee. Photographed by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

DROUGHT REFUGEES, 1937. A destitute Missouri family of five with no money, a sick baby, and a broken down automobile alongside U.S. Highway 99 in San Joaquin County, California

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1939. Migrant workers picking carrots for 14 cents per crate of 48 bunches, in Imperial Valley, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1939

MIGRANT WORKER, 1939. Migrant woman from Arkansas living in a contractors camp near Westley, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, April 1939

FOURTH OF JULY, 1939. A group of men hanging out at a small fuel filling station with some of the men wearing the local teams baseball uniforms on the Fourth of July, near Chapel Hill

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1937. A family hitchhiking along the highway in Macon, Georgia and heading back to their home state of Alabama where the father can repair sewing machines

IRRIGATION PUMP, 1938. A pumping plant for irrigation powered by a natural gas engine in Tulare County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, November 1938

IDAHO: FARM, 1939. A farm with remaining stumps after clearing the land for six years in Bonner County, Idaho. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS, 1938. Mexicans entering the United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1938. A migrant worker with his family camping on the outskirts of Perrytown, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

SHARECROPPER, 1939. A sharecropper and his children returning home after stringing and putting up tobacco leaves in Shoofly, Granville County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

MIGRANT CAMP, 1935. An ex-tenant farmer from Texas with his family in a camp for migrant workers during peach harvest in Marysville, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, September 1935

MIGRANT WORKER, 1937. An ex-tenant farmer sitting on the ground of a farm near Holtville, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1937

DRINKING WATER, 1939. A barrel of drinking water for when the farm irrigation water is shut off in mid October, in Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1939. A migrant family living in a rural shack community on outskirts of town, Near Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, September 1939

FARM FAMILY, 1939. A family gathering debris, roots and chunks from the field to the stump pile for burning in Thurston County, Michigan Hill, Washington State

FOOD STAND, 1939. A migrant hop picker and her two children at the window of a food stand after payday in Josephine County, near Grants Pass, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, August 1939

DEPUTY SHERIFF, 1939. A deputy sheriff stationed at the paymasters window for migrant workers on a large hop farm in Josephine County, near Grants Pass, Oregon

FARMHOUSE, 1939. An African American sharecroppers farmhouse in Person County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

SHARECROPPER, 1939. The wife and child of a tobacco sharecropper inside their farm home in Person County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

FARM RELIEF, 1939. Migrant farmers standing outside the Farm Security Administration grant office during the pea harvest in Calipatria, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1939

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"Dorothea: Capturing the Stories of Struggle and Resilience" In 1936, Dorothea Lange embarked on a journey to document the lives of those affected by the Great Depression. One iconic photograph from her Migrant Mother series encapsulates the hardships faced by Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker and mother of seven, as she cradles her children in a camp for migrant workers in Nipomo, California. Through Lange's lens, we witness not only the exhaustion etched on Florence's face but also her unwavering determination to provide for her family. Lange's lens didn't just focus on individuals; it captured entire communities grappling with adversity. In 1939, she turned her attention to Lincoln Bench School where young girls diligently studied their reading lesson amidst challenging circumstances. These schoolchildren symbolize hope and resilience despite facing uncertain futures. The photographer's work extended beyond capturing people struggling during economic crises; she also documented social issues plaguing society at large. In August 1939, Lange photographed an unemployed lumberjack with his wife in a migrant workers camp during the bean harvest in Marion County, Oregon. The man's social security number tattooed on his arm serves as a haunting reminder of how deeply poverty can affect one's identity. While "Dorothea" may evoke thoughts of other notable figures like Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers or Dorothy Jordan (1762-1816), it is this particular Dorothea Lange who left an indelible mark through her powerful images that shed light on human struggles across time and place. From Texas to Memphis in 1937, Lange captured signs that told stories themselves - like that of a hotel sign standing tall against economic turbulence. Her photographs serve as visual testimonies to remind us all of our shared humanity amidst trying times. Beyond photography alone, "Dorothea" encompasses various facets of history and culture.