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Dorothea Lange: Safety Film Negatives Photographs

147 Dorothea Lange photographs of safety film negatives, from the Library of Congress archive.

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola self-help…, 1942

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola…

1942

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola self-help…, 1942

Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola…

1942

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security…, 1942

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm…

1942

Standing chimneys of an old plantation house. Georgia, 1937

Standing chimneys of an old plantation house. Georgia

1937

Cotton sharecropper farm, Texas, 1937

Cotton sharecropper farm, Texas

1937

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. Rice vs. Perry, Texas, 1937

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. Rice vs. Perry, Texas

1937

Turpentine workers. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine workers. Georgia

1937

Turpentine worker. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine worker. Georgia

1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia

1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia

1937

Turpentine still. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine still. Georgia

1937

Turpentine still. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine still. Georgia

1937

Stump ranch off highway. Along Pacific Coast, California. Orick,…, 1939

Stump ranch off highway. Along Pacific Coast, California.…

1939

Cut-over land, part of stump ranch. California, Orick, Humboldt County, 1939

Cut-over land, part of stump ranch. California, Orick,…

1939

Child of Texas sharecropper carrying water, 1937

Child of Texas sharecropper carrying water

1937

Housing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande, Arizona, 1937

Housing for migratory cotton laborers near Casa Grande,…

1937

One of the eight cooperating farmers drive loaded wagons to the silo.…, Oregon, 1939

One of the eight cooperating farmers drive loaded wagons to…

1939

Pregnant migrant woman living in California squatter camp. Kern County, 1936

Pregnant migrant woman living in California squatter camp.…

1936

Cotton pickers camp. Kern County, California, 1936

Cotton pickers camp. Kern County, California

1936

Walter E. Packard, Acting Director, Rural Resettlement Division, 1936

Walter E. Packard, Acting Director, Rural Resettlement…

1936

Sheep grazing. California, 1936

Sheep grazing. California

1936

Stranded in southern California. Belongings of Oklahoma drought…, 1936

Stranded in southern California. Belongings of Oklahoma…

1936

Interviewing applicant. Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936

Interviewing applicant. Hightstown, New Jersey

1936

Dispossessed Arkansas farmers. Bakersfield, California, 1935

Dispossessed Arkansas farmers. Bakersfield, California

1935

Mission District. San Francisco, California, 1936

Mission District. San Francisco, California

1936

Rural Rehabilitation Administration client. Hayward, California, 1936

Rural Rehabilitation Administration client. Hayward,…

1936

Rural Rehabilitation Administration client. Hayward, California, 1936

Rural Rehabilitation Administration client. Hayward,…

1936

San Miguel Mission. Erected 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers. California, 1936

San Miguel Mission. Erected 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers.…

1936

Pea pickers in California. "Mam, I've picked peas from Calipatria to…, 1936

Pea pickers in California. "Mam, I've picked peas from…

1936

San Miguel Mission. Erected 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers. California, 1936

San Miguel Mission. Erected 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers.…

1936

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached and Mexican…, California, 1936

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached…

1936

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached and operator…, California, 1936

Sugar beet field showing tractor with plowshare attached…

1936

Drinking water for field worker's family. Imperial Valley,…, California, 1935

Drinking water for field worker's family. Imperial Valley,…

1935

The All-American Canal under construction, Imperial County,…, California, 1938

The All-American Canal under construction, Imperial County,…

1938

The All-American Canal under construction, Imperial County,…, California, 1938

The All-American Canal under construction, Imperial County,…

1938

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shows charater of the land in…, Washington, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shows charater of the…

1939

Shows charater of the land in the hills surrounding Elma. Western…, Washington, 1939

Shows charater of the land in the hills surrounding Elma.…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shows charater of the land in…, Washington, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shows charater of the…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shows charater of the land in…, Washington, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Shows charater of the…

1939

Cotton from the bale is transported by belt to machine for making…, Mississippi, 1939

Cotton from the bale is transported by belt to machine for…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: One of a row of tents, home of…, California, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: One of a row of…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pea picker's tent near San…, California, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pea picker's tent…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pea picker's tent near San…, California, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pea picker's tent…

1939

Pea picker's tent near San Jose, California, 1939

Pea picker's tent near San Jose, California

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pea picker's tent near San…, California, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pea picker's tent…

1939

Pregnant woman, the daughter of a migrant family. Imperial Valley,…, California, 1939

Pregnant woman, the daughter of a migrant family. Imperial…

1939

House in which cotton farmer has lived for fifty years. Macon County,…, Georgia, 1937

House in which cotton farmer has lived for fifty years.…

1937

Home of Negro landowner, Greene County, Georgia. This man has owned…, 1937

Home of Negro landowner, Greene County, Georgia. This man…

1937

Erosion. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Erosion. Greene County, Georgia

1937

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

Typical owner-operated small farm of Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Typical owner-operated small farm of Greene County, Georgia

1937

Negroes who own land in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Negroes who own land in Greene County, Georgia

1937

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

Cotton field and plantation house. Macon County, Georgia

1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited his lands…, 1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited…

1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited his lands…, 1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited…

1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his own land.…, Georgia, 1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his…

1937

Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia. The "cooper" makes barrels…, 1937

Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia. The "cooper" makes…

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

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he can…, Georgia, 1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he…

1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he can…, Georgia, 1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he…

1937

Cut-over long leaf yellow pine forest. The tract extends for…, Mississippi, 1937

Cut-over long leaf yellow pine forest. The tract extends…

1937

This man was born a slave in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

This man was born a slave in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Land cut over by lumber company and not replanted. Greene County,…, Georgia, 1937

Land cut over by lumber company and not replanted. Greene…

1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural rehabilitation clients…, Georgia, 1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural…

1937

What is left of the alcohol plant, built to utilize refuse.…, Louisiana, 1937

What is left of the alcohol plant, built to utilize refuse.…

1937

Landless family of cotton sharecroppers, Macon County, Georgia. For…, 1937

Landless family of cotton sharecroppers, Macon County,…

1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural rehabilitation clients…, Georgia, 1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural…

1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his own land.…, Georgia, 1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his…

1937

Wife of cotton farmer. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Wife of cotton farmer. Greene County, Georgia

1937

A sharecropper's car near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

A sharecropper's car near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

Sharecropper near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

Sharecropper near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

House occupied by sharecropper family for seven years. Near Hartwell,…, Georgia, 1937

House occupied by sharecropper family for seven years. Near…

1937

Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South Carolina. The…, 1937

Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South…

1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been terraced,…, 1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been…

1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been terraced,…, 1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been…

1937

White sharecropper couple near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

White sharecropper couple near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

Home of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937

Home of sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina

1937

Sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina, 1937

Sharecropper family near Chesnee, South Carolina

1937

Sharecropper wife and mother of seven children. Near Chesnee, South…, South Carolina, 1937

Sharecropper wife and mother of seven children. Near…

1937

White sharecropper family, formerly mill workers in the Gastonia…, Georgia, 1937

White sharecropper family, formerly mill workers in the…

1937

Pickers coming into the weigh master. Pea field near Calipatria,…, California, 1939

Pickers coming into the weigh master. Pea field near…

1939

Pea pickers coming into the weigh master. Near Calipatria, California, 1939

Pea pickers coming into the weigh master. Near Calipatria,…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: End of the day. Near…, California, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: End of the day. Near…

1939

Pea pickers. End of the day. Near Calipatria. California, 1939

Pea pickers. End of the day. Near Calipatria. California

1939

End of the day. Near Calipatria, California. Pea pickers, 1939

End of the day. Near Calipatria, California. Pea pickers

1939

Young migrant mother who lives in one of the tents. California. Farm…, 1939

Young migrant mother who lives in one of the tents.…

1939

Near Calipatria. Pea picker at the end of the day, California, 1939

Near Calipatria. Pea picker at the end of the day

1939

One of a row of tents, home of a pea picker. Near Calipatria,…, California, 1939

One of a row of tents, home of a pea picker. Near…

1939

Daughter of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA)…, California, 1939

Daughter of migratory family in Farm Security…

1939

One of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA) labor…, California, 1939

One of migratory family in Farm Security Administration…

1939

Son-in law of migratory family in Farm Security Administration (FSA)…, California, 1939

Son-in law of migratory family in Farm Security…

1939

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California

1939

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939

Salvation Army, San Francisco, California

1939

Preaching Salvation. Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939

Preaching Salvation. Salvation Army, San Francisco,…

1939

Near Shafter, California. Family from Oklahoma lives in old cow-barn…, 1939

Near Shafter, California. Family from Oklahoma lives in old…

1939

Kern County, California. Night street meeting of cotton strikers near…, 1939

Kern County, California. Night street meeting of cotton…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: One of migratory family in Farm…, California, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: One of migratory…

1939

Mechanization proceeds by stages. Here the tractor pulls a riding…, Texas, 1937

Mechanization proceeds by stages. Here the tractor pulls a…

1937

Tractor in cotton. Near Corsicana, Texas, 1937

Tractor in cotton. Near Corsicana, Texas

1937

Day laborers hoeing cotton. Many tenant farmers become day laborers…, Texas, 1937

Day laborers hoeing cotton. Many tenant farmers become day…

1937

This man was a tenant on the same farm for eighteen years. He has six…, Texas, 1937

This man was a tenant on the same farm for eighteen years.…

1937

Ex-tenants, now day laborers. Ellis County, Texas, 1937

Ex-tenants, now day laborers. Ellis County, Texas

1937

Abandoned tenant house. Childress County, Texas, 1937

Abandoned tenant house. Childress County, Texas

1937

Sharecropper cultivating cotton with team. This is a step above the…, Louisiana, 1937

Sharecropper cultivating cotton with team. This is a step…

1937

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. The town of Rice vs. the town of Perry,…, Texas, 1937

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. The town of Rice vs. the town…

1937

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. The town of Rice vs. the town of Perry,…, Texas, 1937

Baseball, Sunday afternoon. The town of Rice vs. the town…

1937

Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily…, 1937

Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the…

1937

Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily…, 1937

Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the…

1937

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

Commissary of the Gold Dust Plantation near Clarksdale,…

1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm at Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm at Hillhouse,…

1937

Cotton hoers loading at Memphis, Tennessee for the day's work in…, 1937

Cotton hoers loading at Memphis, Tennessee for the day's…

1937

Cotton hoers loading at Memphis, Tennessee for the day's work in…, 1937

Cotton hoers loading at Memphis, Tennessee for the day's…

1937

Cotton hoers loading at Memphis, Tennessee for the day's work in…, 1937

Cotton hoers loading at Memphis, Tennessee for the day's…

1937

Cotton. Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton. Coahoma County, Mississippi

1937

Interior of Negro church of the Mississippi Delta, 1937

Interior of Negro church of the Mississippi Delta

1937

Waiting for the trucks to bring them to the cotton fields. Memphis,…, Tennessee, 1937

Waiting for the trucks to bring them to the cotton fields.…

1937

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

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

1937

Sharecropper's wife and her youngest child. Near Cleveland,…, Mississippi, 1937

Sharecropper's wife and her youngest child. Near Cleveland,…

1937

Looking down Union Avenue. Memphis, Tennessee, 1937

Looking down Union Avenue. Memphis, Tennessee

1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave "two years…, 1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave…

1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave "two years…, 1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave…

1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi

1937

Grandmother, mother, and new born baby of a sharecropper family near…, Mississippi, 1937

Grandmother, mother, and new born baby of a sharecropper…

1937

Lumber mill in the piney woods, showing dry stacking. Texas, 1937

Lumber mill in the piney woods, showing dry stacking. Texas

1937

Cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Plantation in…, Tennessee, 1937

Cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Plantation…

1937

The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson…, Tennessee, 1937

The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for…

1937

The All-American Canal under construction, Imperial County,…, California, 1938

The All-American Canal under construction, Imperial County,…

1938

3650 graduates received their degrees at University of California in…, 1938

3650 graduates received their degrees at University of…

1938

Drying prunes of small California farm. Family labor. Sonoma County,…, 1938

Drying prunes of small California farm. Family labor.…

1938

Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay Lumber…, 1939

Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay…

1939

Southern Oregon. Jackson County, near Medford. Old-fashioned country…, 1939

Southern Oregon. Jackson County, near Medford.…

1939

Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass. Hop picker's family. They…, 1939

Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass. Hop picker's…

1939

Oregon. Josephine County, near Grants Pass. One of a row of shelters.…, 1939

Oregon. Josephine County, near Grants Pass. One of a row of…

1939

Oregon. Independence, Polk County. Hop farmer's sons, washing for…, 1939

Oregon. Independence, Polk County. Hop farmer's sons,…

1939

Oregon. Independence, Polk County. Hop farmer's sons, washing for…, 1939

Oregon. Independence, Polk County. Hop farmer's sons,…

1939

Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass. Fourteen such shacks on…, 1939

Oregon, Josephine County, near Grants Pass. Fourteen such…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Logs at sawmill on Marys River…, Oregon, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Logs at sawmill on…

1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Oregon, Josephine County, near…, 1939

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Oregon, Josephine…

1939

Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay Lumber…, 1939

Oregon, Klamath County, near Klamath Falls. Pelican Bay…

1939

Camp of migrant hop pickers on bank of Williamette River. Polk…, Oregon, 1939

Camp of migrant hop pickers on bank of Williamette River.…

1939

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