Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California (LOC)

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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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  1. Mitch Snooks 27 months ago | reply

    one of Lange's best.

  2. tombuttner 26 months ago | reply

    This is what photography is about for me. Honesty.

  3. 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.

  4. Bernardo Gaetani 25 months ago | reply

    Nice shot! Epic!

  5. 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.

  6. aiyub49 [deleted] 24 months ago | reply

    she is lucky and bold paradise person.insha allah.

  7. 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。

  8. 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/

  9. glorialsupervia 21 months ago | reply

    ¡********************!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. CHERLY_DF_BRASIL 19 months ago | reply

    Maravilhoso registro ! Congratulations !!!

  11. jaffles 19 months ago | reply

    Great shot!

  12. 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...

  13. partant 14 months ago | reply

    de nos jours la pauvreté ne devrait pas exister comme le disait "Coluche" :

  14. saba kay 12 months ago | reply

    one of my top10 favorite photos

  15. Shangrilla2118 11 months ago | reply

    Thats amaizing and wounderfull photo,, must be awarded

  16. 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.

  17. khandram 5 weeks ago | reply

    This is a strong picture her facial expression says it all...tired, sad, worried about tomorrow

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