Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange - Iconic Great Depression Photograph #3654305 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white photograph, taken in March 1936 by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration, depicts Florence Owens Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant farmworker, with two of her children clinging to her. Her furrowed brow, hand resting pensively on her cheek, and worn clothing convey profound exhaustion and quiet strength amid economic hardship. The image became an enduring emblem of the human toll of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression.

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