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Berry pickers at 5 am, waiting for the truck to haul them to work, Memphis, Tennessee, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Berry pickers at 5 a.m. Waiting for the truck to haul them to work. Earn about sixty cents per day. Memphis, Tennessee

Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton. Hillhouse, Mississippi, after one year of operation

Farmers sack mixed grasshopper bait for use on their farms, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers sack mixed grasshopper bait for use on their farms to control the pest. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Planting corn in the community garden, Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Planting corn in the community garden which supplies fresh vegetables to twenty-eight families. Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse, Mississippi

Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Drought refugees are stopped at the inspection station in Yuma, Arizona, to have their baggage inspected for plant pests before they are allowed to enter California

Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camp of migratory agricultural workers. Imperial County, California

Tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of the rear windows, tenement dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Aveue D, New York City. The Solomon family are on the accepted list for resettlement at Hightstown, New Jersey

Migrant agricultural worker's family, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven hungry children. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is native Californian. Nipomo, California

Mission District firetrap, San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mission District firetrap. San Francisco, California

Backyard, North Beach District (Italians), San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Backyard. North Beach District (Italians). San Francisco, California

Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Street and homes in "Little Oklahoma, " California

Cotton sharecropper family, Macon County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton sharecropper family. Macon County, Georgia

Mexican children playing in ditch, near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican children playing in ditch which runs through company cotton camp near Corcoran, California

Sharecropper's child whose father receives five dollars a month, Macon County, Georgia, 1937
Sharecropper's child whose father receives five dollars a month "furnish" from the landowners. Macon County, Georgia

Migrants from Delaware picking berries in southern New Jersey, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrants from Delaware picking berries in southern New Jersey

Migrant cotton pickers at lunchtime, near Radstown, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant cotton pickers at lunchtime. Near Radstown, Texas

Cotton pickers lunchtime, near Corpus Christi, Texas, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton pickers lunchtime. Near Corpus Christi, Texas

Turpentine camp, Godwinsville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine camp. Godwinsville, Georgia

Note on industrialization of the South, Meridian, Mississippi, 1936 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Note on industrialization of the South. Meridian, Mississippi. [Meridian Welcomes You! Make This Your Future Home; Free Factory Sites - Tax Exemption for New Industries; Inquire at Mayor's Office

Tenant Purchase applicants, Stockton, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tenant Purchase applicants. Stockton, California

Mexican migratory citrus worker's family, near Strathmore, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Strathmore, California. Mexican migratory citrus worker's family. Camped here

Barn of FSA tenant purchase client, near Manteca, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Manteca, California. Barn of Farm Security Administration (FSA) tenant purchase client

Inside of one-room shack of Rural Rehabilitation client, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inside of one-room shack of Rural Rehabilitation client. Tulare County, California

Cowboy coming in from the hills, San Luis Obispo County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
San Luis Obispo County, California. Cowboy coming in from the hills

Turpentine still, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still. Georgia

Three families camped on the plains along US 99 in California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Three families camped on the plains along U.S. 99 in California. They are camped behind a billboard which serves as a partial windbreak. All are in need of work

During the cotton strike, a striking picker applies for an emergency food grant, Shafter, CA, 1938
During the cotton strike, the father, a striking picker, has left his wife and child in the car while he applies to the Farm Security Administration for an emergency food grant. Shafter, California

What was once the "Big House" is now occupied by a family, Greene County, Georgia, 1937
What was once the "Big House" is now occupied by a family of white tenants who live in part of the crumbling mansion and farm a small piece of the nearby eroding fields

The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The landowner's daughter hoes cotton on a south Georgia farm

Farmer's daughter in the fields, farm in Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer's daughter in the fields. Farm in Georgia

Man in front of post office, Carey, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Man in front of post office. Carey, Texas. This town is fast becoming a ghost town because of mechanization of cotton and displacement of tenant farmers

Labor Temple, Tucson, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Labor Temple. Tucson, Arizona

Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line, Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant family stopped at the California-Arizona state line to have their baggage inspected for plant pests. Yuma, Arizona

Camp of migratory workers, Imperial County, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Camp of migratory agricultural workers. Imperial County, California

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

Employment agency, San Francisco, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Employment agency. San Francisco

Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California

Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cradling wheat near Christianburg, Virginia

Migrant agricultural worker's family, Nipomo, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrant agricultural worker's family. Seven children without food. Mother aged thirty-two. Father is a native Californian. Nipomo, California

Mexican field laborers houses, Brawley, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mexican field laborers houses. Brawley, Imperial Valley, California

Mission District, San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mission District. San Francisco, California

Shack in "Little Oklahoma", California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Shack in "Little Oklahoma, " California

Main street of town showing irrigation ditch, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street of town. Shows irrigation ditch. Escalante, Utah

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. Coachella Valley, California

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937
Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico. Coachella Valley, California

One of the hundred carrot pullers in this field in the Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of the hundred carrot pullers in this field in the Coachella Valley, California

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937
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

Carrot pullers from Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Mexico in Coachella Valley, CA, 1937
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

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Russell Lee, a renowned photographer, captured the essence of rural America through his lens. In 1939, he documented Mrs. Cleaver's struggle as she raised her five sons on a new farm in Malheur County, Oregon. The images depict the challenges they faced on their journey to establish themselves in this unfamiliar territory. Meanwhile, George Cleaver was determined to develop 177 acres of raw land in the same county during that time. Lee's photographs showcase his relentless efforts and unwavering spirit as he worked tirelessly to transform the barren landscape into something fruitful. Lee's talent extended beyond Oregon; he also traveled to Person County, North Carolina where he captured an image of a rail fence with poor barbed wire fencing in the foreground. This photograph serves as a reminder of the hardships faced by farmers across different regions during that era. In 1942, Lee turned his attention towards Butte and Stillwater County in Montana. He documented scenes from scrap and salvage depots while showcasing development at mining sites like Mouat Chromite mine and Ben Bow Mill for Metal Reserves Chromite development. These photographs shed light on the industrial growth happening amidst World War II. Lee also focused on ranching life during this period - cattle waiting to be weighed before being trailed in Beaverhead County and cattle corralled on ranches within Montana's vast landscapes. Additionally, he captured moments between shepherds and their horses or dogs while tending to their flocks on Gravelly Range in Madison County. Through Russell Lee's captivating photography, we gain insight into various aspects of American life during these tumultuous times - from farming struggles to industrial developments and rural ranching communities. His work continues to serve as a testament to resilience and perseverance amidst adversity.