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Migrant pea workers on the road with tire trouble. California

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Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for her depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography. Lange is best known for her photograph "Migrant Mother," which depicts a mother and her children during the Great Depression. Lange's photographs of the period are considered some of the most iconic images of the era.

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california migrant agricultural laborers the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs migrant pea workers tire trouble united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution great depression farm security administration art photography classic photography new york public library
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01/02/1936 - 29/02/1936
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New York Public Library
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https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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california migrant agricultural laborers the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs migrant pea workers tire trouble united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution great depression farm security administration art photography classic photography new york public library