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Loading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Loading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed... Kern County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Loading bins of potato planter with fertilizer and seed from trailer at edge of field. Kern County, California
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This evocative photograph, captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1939, depicts a moment in the daily life of a potato farm in Kern County, California during the Great Depression. The image shows two farmworkers, dressed in simple work clothes, carefully loading bins of fertilizer and seed from a trailer at the edge of a furrowed field. The scene is one of quiet determination, as the farmers prepare to plant the next crop. The worn hats and weathered faces of the laborers speak to the hardships of rural life during this era. The use of agricultural machinery, such as the potato planter, was becoming more common in farming methods, but the labor-intensive nature of the work is still evident in this image. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the resilience and resourcefulness of farmers during a time of economic hardship. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering documentary photographer, captured this moment as part of her work for the Farm Security Administration, an agency established to provide relief to rural communities affected by the Great Depression. This photograph is now part of the vast collection of the Library of Congress, and serves as an important historical record of American agriculture and the people who worked the land.
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