Dorothea Collection (#6)

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1938. An African American family being moved from Arkansas to the Mississippi Delta by a Caucasian tenant farmer on Mississippi U.S. Highway No. 1 between Greenville and Clarksdale

IRRIGATION, 1939. A tenant farmer irrigating his small corn field with buckets of water in Grays Harbor County, Washington State. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, August 1939

MIGRANT WORKER, 1936. A young girl harvesting cherries with local families, near Millville, New Jersey. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1936

MIGRANT CHILD, 1936. A young cotton picker holding a blanket at a camp for migrant workers in Kern County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, November 1936

TOBACCO FLOWER. A single tobacco flower on a tobacco farm in Shoofly, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

LOG CABIN, 1939. Interior of a farmers two-room log home with alfalfa seed stored in the corner, Boundary County, Idaho. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

The Casa Grande Project, a large-scale cooperative farm run by 62 families from various states
ARIZONA: FARM, 1938. The Casa Grande Project, a large-scale cooperative farm run by 62 families from various states, who divide the profits in Pinal County, Arizona

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. A woman in the doorway of a tent at a camp for migrant workers in Klamath County, Merrill, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

SERVICE STATION, 1939. Road signs at a service station on U. S. Highway 99 in Josephine County
SERVICE STATION, 1939. Road signs at a service station on U.S. Highway 99 in Josephine County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, August 1939

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. A newly completed migrant worker camp by the Farm Security Administration with a garbage disposal area, street lights, street curbing, water tank

ROADSIDE SIGN, 1939. A sign off U. S. Highway 99 in Josephine County, Oregon, advertising
ROADSIDE SIGN, 1939. A sign off U.S. Highway 99 in Josephine County, Oregon, advertising migrant jobs at Lathrops Hop & Berry Fields. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, August 1939

FARM FAMILY, 1939. A farmer with his family in the cut-over land in Priest River Valley, Bonner County, Idaho. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. Lighthearted children in the doorway of a tent at a camp for migrant workers in Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. A nurse from the Agricultural Workers Health and Medical Association attends a sick migrant woman while awaiting a doctor in a camp for migrant workers in Tulare County

TOBACCO FARM, 1939. A hillside farmhouse, outbuildings and tobacco field with erosion in Person County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

MIGRANT WORKER, 1936. A drought refugee from Polk, Missouri awaiting the opening of orange picking season at Porterville, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, November 1936

FARMLAND, 1939. A fence dividing two farms; one side uncleared and the other side cleared with strawberry plants growing in Thurston, Washington State. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, August 1939

MIGRANT WOMAN, 1939. A grandmother living with her family on a farm in Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

TRAVELING DOCTOR, 1939. A nurse at a camp for migrant workers introduces a doctor to a mother with a sick baby inside a shack in Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

MIGRANT CAMP, 1936. The daughter of a migrant Tennessee coal miner living in the American River Camp near Sacramento, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, November 1936

CENTRAL MARKET, 1936. A woman shopping at the Central Market in Washington, D. C
CENTRAL MARKET, 1936. A woman shopping at the Central Market in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June-July 1936

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1939. A mother and five children living in a shacktown community with residents mostly from Kansas and Missouri in Yakima Valley, Washington State

FARM CABIN, 1939. Interior of a new one-room cabin in Bonner County, Idaho with plants from the farmers home in Montana. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. Children of migrant workers residing in Ramblers Park, after living on the road for three years, Yakima Valley, Washington State. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, August 1939

RURAL HIGHWAY, 1939. Migrant workers traveling on U. S. Highway 99 between Imperial
RURAL HIGHWAY, 1939. Migrant workers traveling on U.S. Highway 99 between Imperial and San Joaquin Valleys in Kern County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1939

IDAHO: FARMER, 1939. A farmer from Nebraska clearing stump land for planting crops the following year at Bonner County, Idaho. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

HIGHWAY BILLBOARD, 1937. National billboard advertising campaign sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers on U.S. Highway 99 in California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, March 1937

LOUISIANA: CABIN, 1937. A workers cabin on a sugarcane plantation at Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana. Photographed by Dorothea Lange, July 1937

SHARECROPPER, 1939. A tobacco sharecropper with his family at the back of their farmhouse in Person County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

SHARECROPPER, 1939. A tobacco sharecropper with his baby seated on the front porch in Person County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

MIGRANT HOUSING, 1937. An open irrigation ditch at a Mexican migrant worker camp in Imperial Valley, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, March 1937

SUGAR FACTORY, 1939. The entrance to Amalgamated Sugar Company at the opening of the second beet season in Nyssa, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

DATE PALM, 1937. Date palm trees in Coachella Valley, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1937

A doctor and nurse examining children in a trailer clinic at a mobile camp for migrant workers in Klamath County
MOBILE CLINIC, 1939. A doctor and nurse examining children in a trailer clinic at a mobile camp for migrant workers in Klamath County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

SHANTY TOWN, 1936. Housing of migrant berry pickers in southern New Jersey. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1936

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1936. African American migrant workers after picking peaches for seventy-five cents a day in the orchards, Muscella, Georgia. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1936

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. A farmer cooking a meal for his family inside a tent at an emergency camp for migrant workers in the pea fields, Calipatria, California

IDAHO: FARM, 1939. A classic barn on a farm of a older settler, Boundary County, Idaho. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

COOPERATIVE FARM, 1937. A former sharecropper planting corn on the Mississippi Delta Cooperative Farm in Hillhouse, Mississippi. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1937

THRESHING, 1936. Farmers threshing oats on a farm in Clayton, Indiana. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1936

RURAL CLASSROOM, 1939. Interior of a one-room schoolhouse with seven pupils enrolled, Baker County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

TOBACCO BARN, 1939. A tobacco barn with an advertisement for Chesterfield cigarettes on the side, Person County, North Carolina. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1939

MIGRANT CHILDREN, 1939. Children playing in nursery school at a camp for migrant workers, Tulare County, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, May 1939

MIGRANT CHILD, 1937. An African American child of a former sharecropper that works as a day laborer in Ellis County, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1937

IDAHO: LOG CABIN, 1939. A log cabin on farm in Priest River Peninsula, Bonner County, Idaho. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

ONION FARM, 1939. Onions in sacks and on the ground during harvest in Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

OREGON: FARMER, 1939. A drought area farmer adjusting to a Western farm in Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

DUGOUT HOME, 1939. A farm couple from drought stricken Oklahoma standing in the doorway of their dugout basement home in Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

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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.