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Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigator in brushed and capped cantaloupe field. Imperial Valley, California

El Monte federal subsistence Homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Monte Federal subsistence homesteads. One hundred homes, all occupied, each with nearly an acre of land. Average family income eight hundred dollars per annum

Pea fields of the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea fields of the Imperial Valley, California. Tamarisk trees are commonly planted along the irrigation ditches for shade so necessary in this desert valley. Note water barrels

San Fernando federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Fernando federal subsistence homesteads. Forty occupied homes, each with nearly an acre. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars

Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch, desert agriculture, Imperial Valley, CA, 1937
Desert agriculture. Brushed chili field. Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch. Sticks, palm leaves and paper are used for protection against wind and cold

San Fernando homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Fernando homesteads, California

Cabbage cutting and hauling by new Vessey (flat truck) system, Imperial Valley, California, 1937
Cabbage cutting and hauling by new Vessey (flat truck) system, now also used in carrots and lettuce. Imperial Valley, California

San Fernando federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Fernando federal subsistence homesteads. Forty homes all occupied, each with nearly an acre land. Average yearly income eight hundred dollars. California

Unemployed men on Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed men on Howard Street. San Francisco, California

San Fernando federal subsistence homesteads, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Fernando Federal Subsistence Homesteads. Forty homes, each with three quarters of an acre land. Average family income eight hundred dollars per annum. All of the homes are occupied

Unemployed men on Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed men on Howard Street. San Francisco, California

Scene along "Skid Row", Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Scene along "Skid Row." Howard Street, San Francisco, California

Migrant family in Kern County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family in Kern County. This family was sent back at the state line by the Los Angeles police. Refused entrance into California

Skid Row, Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Skid Row. Howard Street. San Francisco, California

Skid Row, Howard Street, the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Skid Row. Howard Street, the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California

Employment agency on Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Employment agency on Howard Street. San Francisco, California

Arkansas family in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Arkansas family in California

Howard Street, called "Skid Row, " the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California, 1937
Howard Street, called "Skid Row, " the street of the unemployed in San Francisco, California

Employment office on Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Employment office on Howard Street. San Francisco, California

Kern County camp for migrants, fifteen miles out of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Kern County camp for migrants. Planned and erected by the Resettlement Administration fifteen miles out of Bakersfield, California. Partially occupied because there is not any work in the fields

Skid Row, Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Skid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California

Skid Row, Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Skid Row. Howard Street, San Francisco, California

Some of the facilities of the Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Some of the facilities of the Kern County migrant camp, California

Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Recreation in a migratory agricultural workers camp near Holtville, California

Irrigation ditch along the road, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Irrigation ditch along the road. Imperial Valley, California

Housing for Oklahoma refugees, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing for Oklahoma refugees. California

Longshoremen's lunch hour, San Francisco waterfront, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Longshoremen's lunch hour. San Francisco waterfront. California

Unemployed men sitting on the sunny side of the San Francisco Public Library, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed men sitting on the sunny side of the San Francisco Public Library. California

Laguna Dam, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Laguna Dam. The All American Canal, when completed, will extend desert land to cultivation by irrigation in the southwestern United States

Date palms, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Date palms. Coachella Valley, California

Date palms, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Date palms. Coachella Valley, California

Administration building, Hot Springs federal shelter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hot Springs federal shelter. One of the five federal camps for homeless men in California. Year ago enrollment three hundred seventy five men, now one hundred fifty seven

Cabbage harvesting, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cabbage harvesting. Imperial Valley, California

Housing typical of that afforded Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Housing typical of that afforded Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley. These people are not migrants, but live on the edge of the ranches and work in peas and melons

Dining hall, kitchen and hospital, Hot Springs federal shelter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hot Springs federal shelter. One of the five federal camps for homeless men in California. Year ago enrollment three hundred seventy five men, now one hundred fifty seven

Two families, camped by the roadside near Santa Maria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Two families, fifteen people, from Chickasaw, Oklahoma, camped by the roadside near Santa Maria, California. Heading for the pea harvest but stalled because they have no money to buy a trailer's

Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family looking for work in the pea fields. California

Native of Indiana in a migratory labor contractor's camp, Calipatria (vicinity), California. 1937
Calipatria (vicinity), California. Native of Indiana in a migratory labor contractor's camp. "It's root hog or die for us folks"

String of five housecars, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
String of five housecars. This group represents good conditions among pea pickers. California

Texan refugees car, Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texan refugees car. They are seeking work in the carrot fields of the Coachella Valley. California

Pea picker's home, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea picker's home. The condition of these people warrant resettlement camps for migrant agricultural workers. Nipomo, California

Refugee families near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Refugee families near Holtville, California

Oklahomans bound for Oregon along a highway in California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahomans bound for Oregon along a highway in California

Ditch bank camp for migrant agricultural workers, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ditch bank camp for migrant agricultural workers. California

San Miguel Mission, erected 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Miguel Mission. Erected 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers. California

The kind of work drought refugees and Mexicans do in the Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The kind of work drought refugees and Mexicans do in the Imperial Valley, California. Planting cantaloupe

Migrant agricultural worker, Near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural worker. Near Holtville, California

Oklahoma sharecropper and family entering California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoma sharecropper and family entering California. Stalled on the desert near Indio, California

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"The Great Depression: A Time of Struggle and Resilience" The Jarrow March, a historic event that took place on 5th October 1936, symbolized the desperation and determination of the working class during the Great Depression. Unemployed coal miners from Jarrow, England marched to London in protest against poverty and unemployment. With their rallying cry "Organize? With 1, 250, 000 Workers Backing Us, Of Course We Will Organize, " workers united to demand better conditions. This powerful message was captured in an original oil painting by Ben Shahn in the late 1930s. The artwork served as a poster advocating for worker solidarity during these challenging times. Dorothea Lange's iconic photograph series "Migrant Mother" depicted Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker with her seven children in a camp for migrant workers in Nipomo, California in 1936. These images highlighted the hardships faced by families who were forced to migrate due to economic instability. The stock market crash of Black Thursday on October 30th, 1929 left many speculators like Walter Thornton offering to sell their possessions just to survive. In his desperate attempt after losing everything he had invested, Thornton offered his roadster for sale as depicted through an oil-over-photograph artwork created at that time. Arthur Rothstein's photographs captured both despair and resilience during this era. His image of unemployed men demonstrating outside Jarrow illustrated the frustration felt by those affected by joblessness. Another photograph showcased a dust storm over Texas panhandle caused by drought - highlighting how environmental factors compounded economic woes. In Butte Montana, men stood defiantly outside the Board of Trade bar and gambling house amidst economic uncertainty captured through Arthur Rothstein's lens in 1939; showcasing how people sought solace or distraction from their troubles even amid adversity. Ben Shahn's painting for Steel Workers Organizing Committee represented the collective efforts of workers to fight for their rights.