Lange, Dorothea, photographer.
Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California
1936 Feb. or Mar.
1 negative : nitrate ; 4 x 5 in.
Notes:
Photograph shows Florence Thompson with three of her children in a
photograph known as "Migrant Mother." For background
information, see "Dorothea Lange's M̀igrant Mother' photographs
..." www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/128_migm.html
Digital file made from the original nitrate negative for "Migrant Mother" (LC-USF34-009058-C). The negative was retouched in the 1930s to erase the thumb holding a tent pole in lower right hand corner. The file print made before the thumb was retouched can be seen at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b29516.
Title from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture
Division. Washington Division; 1944.
Subjects:
Migrant agricultural laborers.
Mothers.
Poor persons.
Migrants--California
United States--California--San Luis Obispo County--Nipomo.
Format: Nitrate negatives.
Portrait photographs.
Group portraits.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC 20540, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b29516
Call Number: LC-USF34- 009058-C
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Mitch Snooks 27 months ago | reply
one of Lange's best.
tombuttner 26 months ago | reply
This is what photography is about for me. Honesty.
Prisla Arte 26 months ago | reply
Lindo!
Bryon Blakemore 26 months ago | reply
My favorite picture of all time. Read the information on this photo and you can see why. This image change lives, documented history, achieved a new approach in photojournalism, and represented my family heritage. Yes, I came from a family of migrate works. My father, uncles, aunts and grandparents all picked produce from Oklahoma to California. Dorothea Lange's was a amazing woman during a amazing time in American History.
Bernardo Gaetani 25 months ago | reply
Nice shot! Epic!
palero59 25 months ago | reply
I estimate(appreciate) this attractive photo a lot.
Beautiful success for this photo in black and white.
The regard.inclassable.
aiyub49 [deleted] 24 months ago | reply
she is lucky and bold paradise person.insha allah.
TRANSPARENTEYEBALL透明眼球 24 months ago | reply
It's a painting by a man with deep thought and good cultivation, for it contains a sense of history and shows the character of modern art.
这幅画是一部用思考和修养完成的杰作,它既有历史感又有现代艺术语言的独特性。
Aries Parcum 23 months ago | reply
amazing
Mjr Kool 22 months ago | reply
A similar situation for another woman of sadness and worry from the same era is here:
www.flickr.com/photos/28247036@N04/4274996340/
glorialsupervia 21 months ago | reply
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CHERLY_DF_BRASIL 19 months ago | reply
Maravilhoso registro ! Congratulations !!!
jaffles 19 months ago | reply
Great shot!
Faith001sg 15 months ago | reply
A moving picture. The lines, the faraway look, the determination on the curve of her mouth tells a story of a mother who would do anything to keep her children alive. This phto tugs at my heartstrings...
partant 14 months ago | reply
de nos jours la pauvreté ne devrait pas exister comme le disait "Coluche" :
saba kay 12 months ago | reply
one of my top10 favorite photos
Shangrilla2118 11 months ago | reply
Thats amaizing and wounderfull photo,, must be awarded
Star Trek - MARCOS V. © 6 months ago | reply
classic !
Time's a Tickin' 6 months ago | reply
The emotion captured in this photo is amazing...you can see the years of hardship etched in her features...she looks a lot older than 32. Those women knew how to survive.
khandram 5 weeks ago | reply
This is a strong picture her facial expression says it all...tired, sad, worried about tomorrow