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Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange, Refugee Camp Near Holtville

Dorothea Lange must have had many motivations when taking this picture. This picture is a representation of the Great Depression as a whole, using a small group as an example. It shows the hardships people faced. The people in this picture clearly do not have very high standards of living and many questions come to mind when you look at how they are situated. Do these people have running water or even a supply of water? Where do they get their food? (they can't grow food because of the Dust Bowl) Why do they have cars? Are the cars working? Other questions that come to mind are about the trash in the picture. Dorothea Lange probably wanted to show people the conditions some people were living in by using this small group of people as a way of showing how many Americans were living.