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Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. Coachella Valley, California. "We come from all states and we can't make a dollar a day in the field no ways. Working in the field from seven in the morning till twelve noon we earn an average of thirty-five cents"
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This evocative photograph, titled "Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. Coachella Valley, California," was captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1937. The image portrays a group of weary and determined agricultural workers, huddled together in the scorching California sun, as they take a brief respite from their labor in the carrot fields. The scene is a poignant reminder of the harsh realities faced by millions of Americans during the Great Depression. The photograph's caption, handwritten by Lange herself, reveals the desperate circumstances that had driven these individuals from their homes in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Mexico to seek work in the Coachella Valley. Despite working long hours from seven in the morning until noon, they could barely earn enough to make ends meet, averaging only thirty-five cents a day. The image serves as a powerful testament to the displacement and economic hardships experienced by countless Americans during this period. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering figure in documentary photography, captured this image as part of her work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a New Deal agency established to provide relief to rural areas affected by the Great Depression. Her powerful and emotive images brought attention to the plight of the dispossessed and helped to shape public perception of the era. This photograph, with its haunting depiction of the human spirit in the face of adversity, remains a testament to the enduring power of Lange's work and a reminder of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of hardship.
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