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Recession Collection (#12)

In the midst of a global recession, the Cleaver family finds themselves facing an uncertain future. Mrs

Background imageRecession Collection: A home after the Utah pattern, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

A home after the Utah pattern, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
A home after the Utah pattern. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Blue Blaze mine, Consumers, mining town near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Blue Blaze mine, Consumers, mining town near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Blue Blaze mine. Consumers, mining town near Price, Utah. Miners coming home

Background imageRecession Collection: Company housing, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Company housing, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Company housing. Rent approximately eight dollars monthly in Utah coal town

Background imageRecession Collection: High school in Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

High school in Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
High school in Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: The church in the center of town (Mormon), Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The church in the center of town (Mormon), Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The church in the center of town (Mormon). Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Pregnant migrant woman... squatter camp, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pregnant migrant woman... squatter camp, Kern County, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pregnant migrant woman living in California squatter camp. Kern County

Background imageRecession Collection: Typical barn on the edge of town, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Typical barn on the edge of town, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Typical barn on the edge of town. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: From the village to the field, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

From the village to the field, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
From the village to the field. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Mormon farm village, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mormon farm village, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mormon farm village. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street, Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Power station, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Power station, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Power station. This power station services the town from dark until 11:00 p.m. only. One day a week during daylight hours it is served for special purposes. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Village dwelling, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Village dwelling, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Village dwelling. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Escalante people, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Escalante people, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Escalante people. Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Utah coal mining town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Utah coal mining town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Utah coal mining town. Consumers, near Price, Utah. "Dumping grounds of the West"

Background imageRecession Collection: 95 year old who came to Utah from Denmark as a Mormon convert when a boy, Escalante, Utah, 1936

95 year old who came to Utah from Denmark as a Mormon convert when a boy, Escalante, Utah, 1936
Came to Utah from Denmark as a Mormon convert when a boy. Now ninety-five years old. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: First schoolteacher of Escalante, Utah - Eighty-five years old, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

First schoolteacher of Escalante, Utah - Eighty-five years old, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
First schoolteacher of Escalante, Utah. Eighty-five years old

Background imageRecession Collection: This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange

This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
This man is a labor contractor in the pea fields of California. "One-Eye" Charlie gives his views. "I'm making my living off of these people (migrant laborers)

Background imageRecession Collection: Mormon village home, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mormon village home, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mormon village home. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican quarter of Los Angeles, California. Average rental is eight dollars. Some houses have plumbing

Background imageRecession Collection: Latter Day Saints portrait group dressed in their Sunday clothes, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Latter Day Saints portrait group dressed in their Sunday clothes, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Latter Day Saints portrait group. These people, man and wife, are both eighty-five years old. Converts to Mormonism from South Africa. She was the first schoolteacher in Escalante [Utah]

Background imageRecession Collection: [Untitled, possibly related to: Housing, Los Angeles], 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

[Untitled, possibly related to: Housing, Los Angeles], 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Housing. Los Angeles. Within five minutes walk of City Hall. Rent eight dollars to twelve dollars monthly]

Background imageRecession Collection: Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. California

Background imageRecession Collection: Type home, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Type home, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Type home. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Wife of migratory worker in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wife of migratory worker in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife of migratory worker in auto camp. California

Background imageRecession Collection: Desert mountains surround Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Desert mountains surround Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Desert mountains surround Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Main street and town center, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Main street and town center, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street and town center. Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Migratory family in auto camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family in auto camp. California

Background imageRecession Collection: Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp near Shafter, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp near Shafter, California

Background imageRecession Collection: The movie theatre of Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The movie theatre of Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The movie theatre of Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Water supply in Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Water supply in Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Water supply in Escalante, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: The road to Widtsoe from Panquitah, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The road to Widtsoe from Panquitah, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The road to Widtsoe from Panquitah. Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Awaiting the opening of orange picking season, near Porterville, California, 1936

Awaiting the opening of orange picking season, near Porterville, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Awaiting the opening of orange picking season. Migrant camp near Porterville, California

Background imageRecession Collection: Typical home, still occupied, Widtsoe, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Typical home, still occupied, Widtsoe, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Typical home, still occupied. Widtsoe, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and child of migrant worker, encamped near Winters, California. This is a proposed location of Resettlement Administration migrant camp

Background imageRecession Collection: Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah, 1936

Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Widtsoe post office, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Widtsoe post office, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Widtsoe post office. Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Son of cotton picker living in squatters camp near Farmersville, California, 1936

Son of cotton picker living in squatters camp near Farmersville, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Son of cotton picker living in squatters camp near Farmersville, California

Background imageRecession Collection: One of many abandoned homes in the Widtsoe area, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

One of many abandoned homes in the Widtsoe area, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of many abandoned homes in the Widtsoe area. Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Son of migratory worker from Kansas in squatters camp near Farmersville, California, 1936

Son of migratory worker from Kansas in squatters camp near Farmersville, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Son of migratory worker from Kansas in squatters camp near Farmersville, California

Background imageRecession Collection: Farm buildings in the purchase area, Widtsoe, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Farm buildings in the purchase area, Widtsoe, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farm buildings in the purchase area. Widtsoe, Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Short growing season, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Short growing season, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of the reasons why this region has proven itself unsuited to crop production is the short growing season. Utah

Background imageRecession Collection: Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatters camp near Farmersville, Tulare County, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatters camp near Farmersville. Tulare County, California

Background imageRecession Collection: On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935

On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On location of Resettlement Administration film near Bakersfield, California. Three brothers, drought refugees from Texas (note water barrel)

Background imageRecession Collection: Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Squatter camp, outskirts of Bakersfield, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp. Outskirts of Bakersfield, California. Note number of auto trailers and trailer being constructed on left

Background imageRecession Collection: Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Roadside camp near Bakersfield, California. "Come to California." The worldly posessions of refugees from Texas dust, drought and depression

Background imageRecession Collection: Privy in cotton camp for migratory workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Privy in cotton camp for migratory workers, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Privy in cotton camp for migratory workers. California



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In the midst of a global recession, the Cleaver family finds themselves facing an uncertain future. Mrs. Cleaver, a resilient and determined woman, is left to raise her five sons on their new farm in Malheur County, Oregon, and is 1939, and George Cleaver tirelessly works to develop 177 acres of raw land in hopes of securing a stable livelihood for his family. Meanwhile, across the ocean in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, a sea wall and esplanade stand as symbols of resilience against economic turmoil. Just like these structures that protect against turbulent waves, communities around the world strive to shield themselves from the devastating effects of recession. As scientists explore the mysteries of our universe's origins with theories like the Big Bang and early galaxies formation; financial institutions such as Barclays Bank at Canary Wharf in London UK navigate through tumultuous times by adapting strategies to weather economic storms. Nature itself offers solace amidst uncertainty - Jebel Shams mountains in Nizwa Oman remind us that even during challenging times there is beauty and strength all around us. However, not everyone can escape unscathed from recessions. In Person County North Carolina during 1939 captured by Dorothea Lange's lens we see a rail fence with poor barbed wire fencing foregrounded - symbolic of how vulnerable some are when faced with economic hardships. Fast forward to present-day Australia where COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on economies worldwide; it serves as yet another reminder that they can be triggered by unforeseen events beyond our control. History also teaches us valuable lessons about collective struggles during difficult times. The Means Test protests held in Hyde Park London during 1932 (1933) witnessed mounted police baton-charging marchers while tenants staged rent strikes in Peckham south-east London during 1931 (1933). These acts demonstrate how people come together to fight for their rights and demand fair treatment during times of economic crisis.