Today in History: Dorothea Lange
Today in History–October 11–the Library of Congress features photographer Dorothea Lange, who died on this day in 1965. Best known for her “Migrant Mother” photo, Lange began her career as a studio photographer. During the Depression she took her camera to the street, photographing the homeless. These images led to her employment with the federal Resettlement Administration (RA), and its successor agency, the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Learn more about this Lange by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more resources and information related to this influential documentary photographer.
Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photographs
Exploring Contexts: Migrant Mother
Dorothea Lange resettlement images
Dorothea Lange War Relocation Authority images
Migrant Workers: Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange’s captions for FSA/OWI LOTs 344-345
Dorothea Lange’s holographic captions for photos in LOTs 344-345
Photographs of Dorothea Lange’s 1966 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Dorothea Lange: World War II Women Come to the Front online exhibition
Dorothea Lange stories from America’s Library
Learning from the Source: Zooming into Documentary Photography lesson plan