taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936. The photograph shows a mother and her children huddled together in a makeshift camp in California. The mother is tired and worn down, but her children look to her for hope and protection. This photo captures the desperation and hardship of the Depression, but also the strength and resilience of the American people.
Other well-known Depression-era photographers include Walker Evans, who captured the poverty and desperation of the rural South, and Margaret Bourke-White, who documented the Dust Bowl. These photographers used their cameras to shine a light on the dark reality of the Depression, and their work helped to define this difficult period in American history.
