Lange Collection (#9)

SQUATTERs TENT, 1935. Squatters tent in rural California. Photographed in March 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKER CAMP, 1935. A group of children playing in front of their tent in a migrant worker camp, rural California. Photographed in March, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKER SHACK, 1935. A woman sitting in the doorway of her shack in a migrant worker camp, rural California. Photographed in March 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKER CAMP, 1935. Women using water pump in migrant worker camp, rural California. Photographed in March 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKER CAMP, 1935. Mother and child using a wash basin in a rehabilitation camp for migrant workers and families in California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, March 1935

PREACHER, 1939. Salvation Army preacher, San Francisco, California. Photograph, April 1939 by Dorothea Lange

DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965). American Resettlement Administration photographer, in California, February 1936

TEXAS FARM, 1938. Furrowing against the wind to check the drift of sand on a farm north of Dalhart, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

ARIZONA: TOMBSTONE, 1937. Two boys riding a donkey, in front of a sign entering Tombstone, Arizona and Boothill Graveyard. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1937

POWERLINES, 1938. Rural electrification in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange in June 1938

SALVATION ARMY, 1939. Power of the Lord preaching by a soldier saved twelve years before, and with army ever since. Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, April 1939

SALVATION ARMY, 1939. Salvation Army street band, San Francisco, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, April 1939

ACCORDION PLAYER, 1939. Salvation Army street band, San Francisco, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, April 1939

MAN ON PORCH, 1936. Old Age. Old man taking a nap on the dilapidated porch of a run down home, Washington, Pennsylvania. Photograph, July, 1936 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT CHILDREN, 1936. African American children sitting on porch of a migrant workers farmhouse in the Mississippi Delta region. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1936

MIGRANT WORKER, 1935. Migrant women looking at a map for a route to California from Oklahoma. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1935

MIGRANT WORKER, 1935. Migrant women standing in doorway of the shack at a camp for migrant workers, Imperial Valley, California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1935. Pea pickers from Vermont living at squatters camp and working on an automobile parked in front of a tent in a grove of eucalyptus trees at Nipomo, California

MIGRANT WORKER, 1935. Migrant worker on a California highway. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1935. Drought refugees from Oklahoma looking for work in the pea fields of California. Photograph, March 1935

MIGRANT WORKER, 1937. Mexican field workers home on the edge of a frozen pea field, Imperial Valley, California. Photograph, March 1937 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT LABOR CAMP, 1935. A man preparing a meal in a run down camp for migrant workers on the outskirts of Marysville, California. Photograph, April 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. Family from Oklahoma with eleven children. Father, eldest daughter and eldest son working during pea harvest, Imperial County, California

MOTHER AND SICK BABY, 1939. Migrant mother living in a contractors labor camp with sick baby. Photograph, April 1939 by Dorothea Lange

HOBO WORKER, 1938. A homeless man on a road in Californias Napa Valley, traveling on foot between mining, lumbering, and farming jobs. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1938

CHILD LABOR, 1935. Motherless children after a day working in the cotton fields in California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1935. A family of migrant workers in California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

SQUATTER CAMP, 1935. Squatter camper of migrant farmers in California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

SQUATTER CAMP, 1935. Squatter camp of migrant farmers in California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

SQUATTER CAMP, 1935. Squatter shelter of migrant farmers in California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

SQUATTER SHELTER, 1935. Squatter shelter of migrant farmers in California. Photograph, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

SQUATTER CAMP, 1935. Squatter shelter of a group of migrant farmers in Indio, California. Photograph, March 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT FARMERS, 1935. Migrant farmers brushing tomato plants near Indio, California. Photograph, March, 1935 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1936. Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker, photographed with her children in Nipomo, California, 1936. Part of the Migrant Mother series by Dorothea Lange, 1936

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1936. Drought refugees from Oklahoma camping by the roadside on their way to California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1939

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1939. African American family from Texas outside their home in California. The husband is now employed by the Works Progress Administration

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1935. A family of migrant farmers with their truck carrying all of their belongings, at San Joaquin Valley, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 22 February 1935

MIGRANT CAMP, 1937. Forty families of migrant farmers from the dust bowl, camped near pea fields along a country road near Calipatria, California, waiting for work

MIGRANT FAMILY, 1940. Wife of migrant worker from Arkansas preparing a meal at a roadside camp for migrant workers in rural California. Photograph, 1940 by Dorothea Lange

Three members of a Texas family of seven camped near Exeter, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, November 1936
DROUGHT REFUGEE, 1936. Three members of a Texas family of seven camped near Exeter, California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, November 1936

MIGRANT CAMP, 1939. A laundry unit at a mobile camp for migrant workers in Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

COTTON PICKERS, 1937. Cotton hoers in Memphis, Tennessee, preparing to depart for a days work in Arkansas. Photographed by Dorothea Lange, June 1937

SHARECROPPER, 1938. An African American sharecropper grades and sorts cured tobacco leaves on his cabin porch prior to auction, near Douglas, Georgia. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1938

TEXAS FAMILY, 1936. A Texas family on their way to the cotton fields of the Arkansas Delta. Photograph, August, 1936 by Dorothea Lange

MIGRANT WORKERS, 1936. Migrant workers arriving in California from drought-striken Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936

Detail of the Archangel Gabriel, from the Annunciation, from the Orlier Altarpiece, c
XIR221117 Detail of the Archangel Gabriel, from the Annunciation, from the Orlier Altarpiece, c.1468-70 (oil on panel) by Schongauer, Martin (c.1440-91) (school of); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

The Constitutional Crisis in Norway, 1883: View of the Court at Christiana in Which
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN NORWAY, 1883: VIEW OF THE COURT AT CHRISTIANA IN WHICH THE NORWEGIAN MINISTRY IS BEING IMPEACHED, Official Reporters and Secretaries, Judges of the High Court of Justice

DOROTHEA LANGE (1895-1965). American photographer. Photograph by Paul Taylor, 1934, digitally colored by Granger, NYC -- All Rights Reserved

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"Lange: Capturing the Essence of American Life in the 1930s" Dorothea Lange, a renowned photographer, documented the struggles and triumphs of everyday Americans during one of the most challenging periods in our nation's history. Her powerful images evoke a sense of empathy and understanding for those who endured hardships during the Great Depression. In Gordonton, North Carolina, Lange captured a poignant scene on a Sunday afternoon. A group of African American men find solace sitting on the porch of a country store while its owner's brother stands watchfully in the doorway. The kerosene pump on one side and gasoline pump on the other symbolize both necessity and aspiration. Moving to Lincoln Bench School, we witness young minds engrossed in their reading lessons. These school children from 1939 embody hope for brighter futures despite their circumstances. Lange's lens then takes us to Marion County, Oregon, where an unemployed lumberjack and his wife reside in a migrant workers camp during bean harvest season. The man bears his social security number tattooed on his arm—a stark reminder that even amidst struggle, identity matters. Traveling further south to Memphis, Texas brings us face-to-face with another aspect of America—its vibrant culture. Lange captures an iconic hotel sign that beckons travelers passing through this small town—a testament to resilience amid adversity. Beyond photography lies music as Moonglow by Valaida fills our ears—an enchanting melody transporting us into moments untouched by hardship or despair. Joachim Lange emerges as yet another figure worth mentioning—a name echoing through time whose contributions remain unknown but not forgotten. Bruges' Langerei canal presents itself adorned with a wooden lifting bridge—an architectural marvel connecting past and present generations along Belgium's waterways. A mule train from 1947 appears before us; its creator may be anonymous but reminds us that ordinary people can leave extraordinary imprints upon history. Carl Georg Lange's portrait reminds us of the individuals who shaped our world.