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Farmers baseball game in the country, on U.S. 62, near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Farmers baseball game in the country, on U.S. 62, near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Mountain Home, northern Arkansas, on U.S. 62. Farmers baseball game in the country. From this area many have gone to California to work in agriculture
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This photograph, captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1938, depicts a lively farmers' baseball game taking place in the idyllic countryside of northern Arkansas, along U.S. Route 62. The scene exudes a sense of community and camaraderie as farmers pause from their labor-intensive work to engage in a friendly competition. The players, dressed in bib overalls and dungarees, embody the rural heritage and economic realities of the era. During the 1930s, the Great Depression forced many residents of this region to seek employment opportunities beyond their local communities. California's agricultural industry, in particular, attracted a significant number of people from the rural South, including those from northern Arkansas. The game depicted in this photograph may have served as a brief respite from the challenges of the time, providing a much-needed sense of leisure and recreation. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the regionalism and resilience that characterized rural America during the Great Depression. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering figure in documentary photography, captured this moment with exceptional skill, revealing the human spirit that endured even in the most trying of times. The image is part of the Dorothea Lange Collection held at the Library of Congress, which documents the social and economic conditions of the era through her powerful and evocative imagery.
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