Dorothea Lange was an intelligent, successful women born into a German family. She was born on May 26th of 1895 in New Jersey. In her early life she studied in Columbia University in New York City. Soon after she began working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) as a documentary photographer. She was one of the most prominent and most famous photographers during the great depression. Her pictures demonstrated the true unemployment and homelessness in the recently affected america. Some of her pictures are utilized to
represent the great depression.
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 From 1935 to 1940, Lange's photographs made the country realize who were suffering most during the Depression, especially families of migrant farm workers who sought work in California after losing their own farms in states such as Oklahoma and Arkansas.During this time of the Great Depression and The Dust Bowl banks were failing, businesses were closing and many workers became unemployed. Homelessness and unemployment were some of the greater consequences. While many stayed in their farms hoping to survive, others left. The unbearable conditions practically forced approximately three million plain settlers to move out of their farms. Many migrated to neighboring states, towns but also California. The boys above are part of the group known as the Okies, a derogatory term used to refer to Oklahoma residents. The evident issue was the dusters caused by drought, overproduction, lack of education and even advances in technology. The governments responsibility was to aid those in need of helps, especially the farmers. The only possible solution was what those affected did, leave everything behind and move on, maybe to somewhere new.
 To the left is one of the most famous images during the great depressionI saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet," said Lange when asked about one of her most famous photographs. "I do not remember how I explained my presence or camera to her, but I do remember she asked no questions. I did not ask her name or history. She told me her age, that she was 32."Lange sent her photographs to newspapers across the country, free of charge. The images she took soon became symbols of the Great Depression. |
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From 1935 to 1940, Lange's photographs made the country realize who were suffering most during the Depression, especially families of migrant farm workers who sought work in California after losing their own farms in states such as Oklahoma and Arkansas.During this time of the Great Depression and The Dust Bowl banks were failing, businesses were closing and many workers became unemployed. Homelessness and unemployment were some of the greater consequences. While many stayed in their farms hoping to survive, others left. The unbearable conditions practically forced approximately three million plain settlers to move out of their farms. Many migrated to neighboring states, towns but also California. The boys above are part of the group known as the Okies, a derogatory term used to refer to Oklahoma residents. The evident issue was the dusters caused by drought, overproduction, lack of education and even advances in technology. The governments responsibility was to aid those in need of helps, especially the farmers. The only possible solution was what those affected did, leave everything behind and move on, maybe to somewhere new. 
