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Scene in railroad yard, Sacramento, California. 1936

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Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for her depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography. Lange is best known for her photograph "Migrant Mother," which depicts a mother and her children during the Great Depression. Lange's photographs of the period are considered some of the most iconic images of the era.

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california sacramento calif sacramento county depressions homeless persons the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs railroad yard united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution farm security administration great depression classic photography art photography new york public library railway photo archive
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01/11/1936 - 30/11/1936
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New York Public Library
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https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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california sacramento calif sacramento county depressions homeless persons the miriam and ira d wallach division of art prints and photographs photography collection farm security administration photographs railroad yard united states farm security administration sponsor lange dorothea photographer ultra high resolution high resolution farm security administration great depression classic photography art photography new york public library railway photo archive