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Cotton workers, outskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Cotton workers, outskirts of Firebaugh, west side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Outskirts of Firebaugh. West side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Six families with twenty-two children live in this house. Cotton workers: "He's good (the boss). He lets us live here without paying rent."
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This evocative photograph, titled "Outskirts of Firebaugh. West side of San Joaquin Valley, California," was captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1939. The image portrays a group of cotton workers and their families residing in a makeshift dwelling on the outskirts of Firebaugh, a small agricultural town in the western part of the San Joaquin Valley in California. The scene is one of modest survival amidst the harsh realities of the Great Depression. Six families, totaling twenty-two children, call this house their home. The photograph captures the raw emotions and resilience of the people as they go about their daily lives, picking cotton under the unforgiving sun. The man in the foreground, identified as "He's good (the boss). He lets us live here without paying rent," stands out as a beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape. The image is a poignant reminder of the economic struggles faced by farm laborers during this period. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering figure in documentary photography, captured this moment in time for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), an agency of the United States government, which aimed to provide relief to rural areas affected by the Great Depression. The photograph is now part of the extensive collection at the Library of Congress, a testament to the rich heritage of American history and the enduring power of photography to capture the human condition. The image is a nitrate negative, a photographic process that was widely used during the 20th century. The use of this process imbues the photograph with a unique texture and tonality, adding to its historical significance.
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