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Dorothea Lange (dorothealange@mastodon.ozioso.online)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 11:13:04 JST Dorothea Lange

On U.S. 99. Near Brawley, Imperial County. Homeless family of seven, walking the highway from Phoenix, Arizona, where they picked cotton. Bound for San Diego, where the father hopes to get on the relief because he once lived there
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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017771468/
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1. The image is a black and white photograph depicting a group of seven individuals walking along an unpaved road. The family consists of five adults, including two women with children on either side, and one young man in the center who appears to be leading or guiding them. Each adult carries personal items: the woman at the front holds a suitcase while another has her arm around a child's shoulder; the second woman is walking next to an older girl holding hands. The road seems desolate with no other vehicles or people visible, and power lines run parallel on one side of the path. The family appears distressed or fatigued by their journey as they walk down what looks like rough terrain that might be dust-covered dirt. In terms of context provided from external sources, this photograph is associated with a homeless family traveling along U.S. Route 99 near Brawley in Imperial County. They are on the move due to economic reasons and heading towards San Diego where they hope for assistance or employment opportunities. The image evokes a sense of displacement, hardship, and struggle as it captures a moment during their migration process through an arid landscape with limited resources available around them.
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  On U.S. 99. Near Brawley, Imperial County. Homeless family of seven, walking the highway from Phoenix, Arizona, where they picked cotton. Bound for San Diego, where the father hopes to get on the relief because he once lived there
  
  from Lange, Dorothea
  
  1 negative : nitrate ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches or smaller.

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