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Newly-built cabins, rent five dollars per month, near Bakersfield, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Newly-built cabins, rent five dollars per month, near Bakersfield, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Newly-built cabins. Rent five dollars per month. California. Near Bakersfield. [Sign: For Rent']
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This evocative photograph, titled "Newly-built cabins. Rent five dollars per month. California. Near Bakersfield. [Sign: 'For Rent']" was captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in the late 1930s. The image presents a series of rustic, newly constructed cabins nestled in the countryside, surrounded by barren land and dotted with the occasional automobile. The cabins, with their simple porches and timber frames, were designed to provide affordable housing solutions during the Great Depression, a time of widespread poverty and economic hardship in the United States. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the era's rural life, where the simple pleasures of country living were often the only means of survival for many Americans. The cabins, renting for just five dollars a month, represented a glimmer of hope for those struggling to make ends meet. The image also showcases the emergence of automobile culture, with several Model A Ford cars visible in the background, symbolizing the growing importance of road transport and the automobile industry. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering figure in documentary photography, captured this image during her tenure with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI). Her work during this period, which included over 16,000 photographs, is considered a significant contribution to the documentation of the Great Depression and the American people's struggles during that time. This photograph, in particular, is a powerful testament to the resilience and resourcefulness of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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