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Texas tenant farmer in Marysville, California, migrant camp during the peach season, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Texas tenant farmer in Marysville, California, migrant camp during the peach season, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Texas tenant farmer in Marysville, California, migrant camp during the peach season. 1927 made seven thousand dollars in cotton. 1928 broke even. 1929 went in the hole. 1930 still deeper. 1931 lost everything. 1932 hit the road. 1935, fruit tramp in California
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This evocative photograph, captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1935, depicts the harsh realities faced by a displaced Texas tenant farmer and his family during the peach season at a migrant camp in Marysville, California. The father, wearing only a tattered shirt and bare feet, looks down at his young children, who are also barefoot and clad in ragged clothing. The family's desperate situation is further emphasized by the barren, rocky ground upon which they stand, in stark contrast to the lush, fruit-laden trees in the background. The heart-wrenching scene is a poignant reminder of the Great Depression era in America, a time when millions of people were displaced from their homes and livelihoods, and were forced to migrate in search of work and food. The father's expression of weariness and despair is a testament to the hardships endured by countless families during this period. The photograph was taken during a time when the farmer had gone from earning $7,000 in cotton in 1927 to losing everything by 1931. By 1935, he had become a "fruit tramp," traveling from one agricultural labor camp to another in search of employment. The family's plight was not unique; countless other families faced similar struggles during this period. This powerful image, which is now part of the permanent collection of the U.S. Library of Congress, is a haunting reminder of the human cost of economic downturns and the importance of social safety nets during times of hardship.
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