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Florence Owens Thompson (born Florence Leona Christie; September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983) was an American woman who was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother (1936), considered an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress titled the image: "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children.
Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA).
The Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929–1933 (University of Missouri Press, 2012) Rauchway, Eric. The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction (2008) excerpt and text search; Roose, Kenneth D. "The Recession of 1937–38" Journal of Political Economy, 56#3 (1948), pp. 239–248 JSTOR 1825772; Rose, Nancy.
The famous Depression-era photo taken by Charles C. Ebbets in 1932, which features construction workers sitting on a steel girder high above the Manhattan skyline, has been recreated -- only this ...
The workers who picked these peas before the Dust Bowl migration and Mexican Repatriation had taken place were mostly Mexicans, Filipinos, and single white males before the Depression. This new work force of unskilled migrant families from the Dust Bowl now took their place and helped coin the term pea-pickers.
A long-time consumer reporter distills the frugal wisdom of her Italian-American dad who survived the Depression. Learn to save the old-fashioned way. Money-Saving Lessons From a Depression-Era Dad
Image credits: historycoolkids The History Cool Kids Instagram account has amassed an impressive 1.5 million followers since its creation in 2016. But the page’s success will come as no surprise ...
Following her graduation from Malvern High School in 1925, Henry attended Galloway College before moving to Illinois in 1928 to attend the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1937, after taking classes part-time for several years, Henry finally earned a four-year degree from the Hubert Ropp School of Art. [ 3 ]