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Night meeting in the FSA office, Visalia, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Night meeting in the FSA office, Visalia, Tulare County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Night meeting in the Farm Security Administration office, Rural Rehabilitation Division, Visalia, Tulare County, California. 144 families have applied for farm purchase loans under the Farm Tenancy Act, passed by Congress in 1937. Ten applicants from this region of four counties will be finally selected]
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This evocative photograph, taken by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1938, captures the hope and anxiety of rural families gathered in the Farm Security Administration (FSA) office in Visalia, Tulare County, California. The scene unfolds in the Rural Rehabilitation Division, where 144 families had recently applied for farm purchase loans under the Farm Tenancy Act, a legislative response to the Great Depression that aimed to provide economic assistance to struggling farmers. In the image, a group of men and women, their faces etched with worry and determination, huddle around tables, their eyes fixed on the FSA officials seated at the head of the room. The atmosphere is tense, as ten applicants from this region of four counties will be selected for the loans that could potentially change their lives. The photograph captures the essence of a community coming together in the face of adversity, united in their quest for a better future. Dorothea Lange, a pioneering figure in documentary photography, captured this moment with her Leica camera, producing a nitrate negative that would later be processed into a film negative and added to the Library of Congress' collection. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the economic struggles faced by rural communities during the Great Depression and the importance of government intervention in times of crisis. The photograph's historical significance is further underscored by its association with the Office of War Information (OWI), which later acquired Lange's work for its collection. Today, it stands as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of photography to capture the essence of a moment in time.
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