Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965
Person
Biography
Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration. Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and humanized the consequences of the Great Depression.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Farm Security Administration photographs, approximately 1930s-1940s
Collection
Identifier: 1980-002
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs produced from the Farm Security Administration files held by the Library of Congress. A copy of all photographs identified to Oklahoma during the 1930s and early 1940s were ordered. While the subject matter of the photographs varies, there is extensive documentation of the effects of the Depression on Oklahoma residents, as well as oil wells and refineries, railroads and farm activities. Nearly all of the photographs were taken by Russell Lee, although the...
Dates:
approximately 1930s-1940s