Dorothea Lange’s documentary photography captures the lives of migrant workers who traveled from farm to farm during the dust bowl in search of work. In this scene, a group of farmers all gather on the sidewalk in town in their brimmed hats and dusty boots. The images that Lange took were used by the Farm Security Administration of the United States government to garner sympathy for the forgotten workers out west who were hit hardest by the Great Depression.

SKU: 70472
Creator: Library of Congress; The Crowley
Date: 1936
Original Medium: Negative
Original Size: 4 x 5 in.
Location: Library of Congress