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U.S. 99. Near Tulare, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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U.S. 99. Near Tulare, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
U.S. 99. Near Tulare, California. Entered California fall of 1938. En-route to pea harvest in Imperial Valley. Car broke-down. "Want to get back to Missouri if they can ever get the money."
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This evocative photograph, titled "U.S. 99. Near Tulare, California," was captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in the fall of 1938. The image depicts a worn-out automobile, an AC Cars Ltd. model, parked on the side of the U.S. Route 99, near Tulare, California. The car's occupants, a migrant family during the Great Depression, are seen huddled around it, their faces etched with concern and determination. The family had been en route to the Imperial Valley for a pea harvest when their car broke down. The photograph captures a moment of pause in their journey, as they contemplate their next move. The desolate landscape in the background, with barren trees and a lonely road stretching into the distance, underscores the isolation and hardship they face. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering figure in documentary photography, captured this image as part of her work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and the Office of War Information (OWI). Her photographs provided a poignant record of the struggles faced by millions of Americans during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl era. This image, in particular, is a powerful reminder of the resilience and determination of the human spirit in the face of adversity. The photograph is a nitrate negative, a common format for photography in the 1930s, and is now part of the collections at the Library of Congress.
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