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Imperial Valley, California by Dorothea Lange — VisualArtsDB

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Imperial Valley, California

1935

Medium: Gelatin silver print, printed 1965
Dimensions: 7 3/8 × 5 3/4" (18.8 × 14.6 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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On the Great Plains, near Winner, South Dakota

On the Great Plains, near Winner, South Dakota

Dorothea Lange, 1941

Edison, Kern County, California. Young migratory mother, originally from Texas. On the day before the
photograph was made, she and her husband traveled 35 miles each way to pick peas. They worked 5 hours each and together earned $2.25. They have two young children . . . Live in auto camp.

Edison, Kern County, California. Young migratory mother, originally from Texas. On the day before the photograph was made, she and her husband traveled 35 miles each way to pick peas. They worked 5 hours each and together earned $2.25. They have two young children . . . Live in auto camp.

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Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

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Barn, Utah

Barn, Utah

Dorothea Lange, 1941

Cotton pickers and farm owners, Bakersfield, California

Cotton pickers and farm owners, Bakersfield, California

Dorothea Lange, 1938

Yazoo Delta, Mississippi

Yazoo Delta, Mississippi

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Migratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California

Migratory field worker picking cotton in San Joaquin Valley, California

Dorothea Lange, 1938

Mexican American child, San Francisco

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Egypt

Egypt

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Hand of dancer, Java, Indonesia

Hand of dancer, Java, Indonesia

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Nettie Featherston, wife of a migratory laborer with three children, near Childress, Texas

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Post office and postmistress, Widtsoe, Utah

Post office and postmistress, Widtsoe, Utah

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