Photograph
Migrant Mother Variation
| Florence Thompson with several of her children in a tent shelter as part of the "Migrant Mother" series. |
| Image ID: | 66619 |
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| Creation Date: | 1936 |
| Creator Name: | Lange, Dorothea |
| City: | Nipomo |
| County: | |
| State: | California |
| Collection Name: | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1903-1980 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photocopy |
| Original Format Number: | M79-517 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 8.5 inches |
| A less well-known variation of the iconic photo by Dorothy Lange, "Migrant Mother" for the Resettlement Administration during the Depression. This digital image was made from the original poor quality, retouched print released by Acme Newspictures on March 10. 1936. "Starving Field Workers Succcored After Layoff. Approximatley 1000 itinerant field workers and their families were discovered in a state of starvation near Nipomo, California, leaving them with but two days' work in six weeks, and a month to wait for other work. Relief agencies rushed food to the migrants who spend the spring, summer and fall harvesting the crops througnhout California. Photo shows one of the families in their sorry dwelling. For background information, see “Dorothea Lange’s ’Migrant Mother’ Photographs in the Farm Security Administration Collection.” Library of Congress Call Number: LC-USF34-009098 [P&P] |
| Clothing and dress |
| Chairs |
| Tents |
| Children and adults |
| Mothers |
| Outdoor photography |
| Homelessness |
| Poverty |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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