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Dorothea Lange: Plantations Photographs

33 Dorothea Lange photographs of plantations, from the Library of Congress archive.

Standing chimneys of an old plantation house. Georgia, 1937

Standing chimneys of an old plantation house. Georgia

1937

Storefront loafers. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Storefront loafers. Mississippi Delta

1936

Plantation store. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Plantation store. Mississippi Delta

1936

Negroes hanging around the plantation store. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Negroes hanging around the plantation store. Mississippi…

1936

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia, 1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia

1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia. This house was…, 1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia. This…

1937

Antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County, Georgia. They…, 1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County,…

1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Ex-slave and wife on steps of plantation house now in decay. Greene…, Georgia, 1937

Ex-slave and wife on steps of plantation house now in…

1937

Ex-slave and wife who live in a decaying plantation house. Greene…, Georgia, 1937

Ex-slave and wife who live in a decaying plantation house.…

1937

Cotton field and plantation house. Macon County, Georgia, 1937

Cotton field and plantation house. Macon County, Georgia

1937

A plantation house decaying and now vacant but for two rooms occupied…, Georgia, 1937

A plantation house decaying and now vacant but for two…

1937

Interior of plantation house now vacant but for two rooms occupied by…, Georgia, 1937

Interior of plantation house now vacant but for two rooms…

1937

Interior of a plantation house now vacant but for two rooms occupied…, Georgia, 1937

Interior of a plantation house now vacant but for two rooms…

1937

The old plantation bell. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

The old plantation bell. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Antebellum plantation house. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation house. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia, 1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia

1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia, 1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia

1937

What was once the "Big House" is now occupied by a family of white…, Georgia, 1937

What was once the "Big House" is now occupied by a family…

1937

Decaying antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Decaying antebellum plantation house in Greene County,…

1937

Decaying antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Decaying antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County. They often…, Georgia, 1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County. They…

1937

Family burial ground on the abandoned Pharr Plantation near Social…, Georgia, 1937

Family burial ground on the abandoned Pharr Plantation near…

1937

Southern lady of the old school on veranda of the "Big House" at the…, Georgia, 1937

Southern lady of the old school on veranda of the "Big…

1937

Southern lady of the old school on the veranda of the "Big House" of…, Georgia, 1937

Southern lady of the old school on the veranda of the "Big…

1937

Southern lady on the veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray…, Georgia, 1937

Southern lady on the veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray…

1937

Plantation house where the Wray family has lived for generations. A…, Georgia, 1937

Plantation house where the Wray family has lived for…

1937

Abandoned coaches and wagons behind the old blacksmith shop on the…, Georgia, 1937

Abandoned coaches and wagons behind the old blacksmith shop…

1937

The tree roots show how the land has been washed away on this old…, Georgia, 1937

The tree roots show how the land has been washed away on…

1937

Commissary of the Gold Dust Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937

Commissary of the Gold Dust Plantation near Clarksdale,…

1937

Mt. Holly Plantation house, built in 1840, still occupied. Near…, Mississippi, 1937

Mt. Holly Plantation house, built in 1840, still occupied.…

1937

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