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Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and child of sharecropper near Gaffney, South Carolina. The farmer does a little day labor for his landlord. He received fifty cents a day in 1936, sixty to seventy-five cents in 1937. He raised seven bales of cotton on thirteen acres; half to his landlord
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This photograph, captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1937, depicts a poignant moment in the life of a sharecropper family near Gaffney, South Carolina. The image shows a woman in a simple, worn dress and her young child, both barefoot and clad in tattered clothing, sitting on the porch of their humble abode. The sharecropper, who is not visible in the frame, performs occasional day labor for his landlord, earning a meager income of fifty cents a day in 1936, and sixty to seventy-five cents in 1937. The family managed to raise seven bales of cotton on thirteen acres, with half of the yield going to their landlord. The scene is set against a backdrop of rural poverty during the Great Depression. The woman cradles a jar of preserved pickles, a precious source of sustenance for her family. The child, with a curious expression, gazes off into the distance, perhaps dreaming of a better future. The image is a poignant reminder of the harsh realities of life during this period, and the resilience and determination of those who endured through it. Taken during Lange's tenure with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI), this photograph is a powerful testament to the human spirit and the enduring power of art to capture and preserve history.
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