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Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange
@DorotheaLange@mastodon.ozioso.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

This family came to the potato harvest after the Oregon hop harvest. In FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp unit. Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

#Oregon #Merrill #KlamathCounty #UnitedStates #America #American #WorldWarII #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017774397/

The image shows a family of four individuals inside and near a makeshift tent. The structure is simple, with fabric walls supported by wooden poles and stakes into the ground for stability.

Within the tent, there's a woman in front who appears to be standing guard or observing their surroundings attentively. She has her hand raised up close to her face, possibly wiping her nose or mouth. Her expression seems contemplative or worried. The other three individuals are outside of the tent: one child is seated on wooden boxes with his head down and eyes closed as if he might be asleep or resting; another small boy stands beside him looking out towards something beyond the frame with a neutral posture, while an older girl holds what looks like a broom upright in her right hand. They all wear long-sleeved shirts suitable for cooler weather.

Outside of the tent is another adult man seated on wooden boxes pouring contents from one bucket into another. He's dressed warmly and seems engaged in his task with focused attention to it, indicating that he might be trying to cook or prepare a meal despite their circumstances. In front of him lies an old-fashioned metal bucket filled with what could possibly be food supplies.

The environment around them appears quite barren; there is not much vegetation visible except for some grass patches on the ground and part of another tent in the  [...]
The image shows a family of four individuals inside and near a makeshift tent. The structure is simple, with fabric walls supported by wooden poles and stakes into the ground for stability. Within the tent, there's a woman in front who appears to be standing guard or observing their surroundings attentively. She has her hand raised up close to her face, possibly wiping her nose or mouth. Her expression seems contemplative or worried. The other three individuals are outside of the tent: one child is seated on wooden boxes with his head down and eyes closed as if he might be asleep or resting; another small boy stands beside him looking out towards something beyond the frame with a neutral posture, while an older girl holds what looks like a broom upright in her right hand. They all wear long-sleeved shirts suitable for cooler weather. Outside of the tent is another adult man seated on wooden boxes pouring contents from one bucket into another. He's dressed warmly and seems engaged in his task with focused attention to it, indicating that he might be trying to cook or prepare a meal despite their circumstances. In front of him lies an old-fashioned metal bucket filled with what could possibly be food supplies. The environment around them appears quite barren; there is not much vegetation visible except for some grass patches on the ground and part of another tent in the [...]
The image shows a family of four individuals inside and near a makeshift tent. The structure is simple, with fabric walls supported by wooden poles and stakes into the ground for stability. Within the tent, there's a woman in front who appears to be standing guard or observing their surroundings attentively. She has her hand raised up close to her face, possibly wiping her nose or mouth. Her expression seems contemplative or worried. The other three individuals are outside of the tent: one child is seated on wooden boxes with his head down and eyes closed as if he might be asleep or resting; another small boy stands beside him looking out towards something beyond the frame with a neutral posture, while an older girl holds what looks like a broom upright in her right hand. They all wear long-sleeved shirts suitable for cooler weather. Outside of the tent is another adult man seated on wooden boxes pouring contents from one bucket into another. He's dressed warmly and seems engaged in his task with focused attention to it, indicating that he might be trying to cook or prepare a meal despite their circumstances. In front of him lies an old-fashioned metal bucket filled with what could possibly be food supplies. The environment around them appears quite barren; there is not much vegetation visible except for some grass patches on the ground and part of another tent in the [...]
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