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Texas tenant farmer to migrant pea picker in California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Texas tenant farmer to migrant pea picker in California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texas tenant farmer to migrant pea picker in California. "I never have wrote back home and told my folks we live in a tent. I've wrote that we're well, and such as that, but I never have wrote that we live in a tent"
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This evocative photograph, taken by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1937, captures the poignant story of a displaced Texas tenant farmer turned migrant pea picker in California during the Great Depression. The woman, dressed in a simple bonnet and worn clothing, appears deeply introspective as she looks off into the distance, her expression a mix of shame and resignation. The image speaks to the forced displacement and migration that occurred during this period, as millions of Americans were uprooted from their homes and livelihoods due to economic hardships. The photograph was taken during Lange's work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a New Deal agency established to provide relief to rural areas affected by the Depression. The woman's quiet despair is a testament to the hardships faced by agricultural workers during this time, as they were forced to leave their homes in search of work and often lived in makeshift camps like Hoovervilles. Despite the difficult circumstances, the woman in the photograph writes in a letter home that she and her family are "well," choosing to hide the truth of their living conditions. The photograph serves as a powerful reminder of the human cost of economic upheaval and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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