Historical Photographs with Fascinating Stories Behind Them

[post_page_title]Migrant mother[/post_page_title]

Dorothea Lange gave a face to the struggles of the United States Great Depression with this photograph, called Migrant Mother. Lange was traveling in the west of the country in order to document the suffering caused by the Depression.

Migrant mother

When she spotted Frances Owens Thompson, she knew she had found her subject. She photographed the woman with her children, capturing the worry in her eyes. To this day, Migrant Mother is one of the most recognized pictures of the Depression.

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