Vtg Farm Security Administration FSA Photo Migrant Mother Dorothea Lange 15x19.5

This listing is for a wonderful vintage Farm Security Administration Photograph. It is titled 'Migrant Mother', and was taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936 while travelling through Niporno, California. The photo measures 15"x19.5" inches and was printed directly from the Library of Congress negative. It was purchased in the early 1960's from the Library of Congress. The photo is in very good condition with several light creases and a few small nicks that we tried to show as clearly as possible. Please see the detailed photos below and contact us with any questions before bidding. We have a low opening bid price, so don’t miss your chance to win!

Perhaps one of the best examples of the FSA's work is the image known as "Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange. In 1936, while traveling through Niporno, California, Lange came across a mother and her children in a migrant farmer's camp. In a 1960 interview, Lange told Popular Photography magazine that the mother, later identified as Florence Thompson, had just sold the tires from her car in order to afford food while the family lived off of nearby vegetables and birds the children had killed around their camp.