Description: The Powerless Power FamilyDrought Refugees from Oklahoma Camping by the Roadside. They hope to work in the cotton fields. There are seven in family. Blythe, California Author: Lange, Dorothea Title: Drought Refugees from Oklahoma Camping by the Roadside. They hope to work in the cotton fields. There are seven in family. Blythe, California Publication: Washington, DC: Library of Congress, (1936 but printed ca. 1980?) Description: Photograph. One of Lange's powerful portraits of destitute farmworkers taken in California in 1936 while she was working for the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration (two WPA agencies). The most famous image from this period in her career is Migrant Mother, the iconic Depression-era photograph.This image shows Jess Power with his wife Zella (McCann) Power and baby Jesse Power. They were camped in Riverside County, in Southern California, when Lange came upon them. They were three of the Okies, fleeing from the Dust Bowl conditions in Oklahoma, the story told in words by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath.At the time she took this photograph, Lange was working for the federal government and so the negatives belonged to her employer. For decades they have been on deposit at the Library of Congress and for many years, anyone could ask the library to make prints, directly from Lange's original negatives. This is one of those silver gelatin prints.Image, 7-9/16 by 8 on 8-by-10 inch sheet. Near fine. A near fine print, stamped on the back (verso) with a single line of black ink, "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress" with notes about the negative used, "58350 / P34-9666" in pencil. With good contrast and medium tonal range. In raking light, small creases and dents are visible on the paper.Prints from the Library of Congress are hard to date, but I suspect these are from the late 1970s or early 1980s. Seller ID: 360843 Subject: Photograph - Original, PHOTOGRAPHY, Social Movements Downtown Brown Books has been selling on eBay since 1998. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and the Cascade Booksellers Association (CBA), and we adhere to their codes of ethics. Condition grading is done in compliance with IOBA's published standards. Terms All orders ship within one business day. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Lange, Dorothea
Publisher: Library of Congress
Year Printed: 1980
Language: English
