Colored family from near Houston, Texas, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Colored family from near Houston, Texas, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

2-899-818 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Colored family from near Houston, Texas. Been in California for two years. Husband came first, later sent for wife and two children, who traveled by bus (on licensed car, fare six dollars, traveling night and day). Husband now on Works Progress Administration (WPA).


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People Information

Creator
  1. Dorothea Lange, attributed to: American: Photographer, artist, photojournalist

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Nitrate negatives. gmgpc
  2. Still image

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States California

  1. 37 00 00 N , 119 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Family Life

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

People Other

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2893x3242
File Size : 9,160kb


Aliases

  1. 2017771484
  1. 1010002205
  1. 2-899-818
  1. 2017771484
  1. 2899818

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