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English: Young migratory mother, originally from Texas. On the day before the photograph was made she and her husband travelled 35 miles each way to pick peas. They worked 5 hours each and together earned $2.25. They had two young children, and lived in an auto camp. Taken in Edison, California, United States.
Date Taken on 11 April 1940
Source United States Department of Agriculture: page, image
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Dorothea Lange  (1895–1965)  wikidata:Q230673 q:en:Dorothea Lange
 
Dorothea Lange
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Birth name: Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; Dorothea Nutzhorn; Dorothea Lange Taylor; Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn Dixon Taylor Lange; Dorothea Lange
Description American-German journalist, photojournalist, photographer, documentarian and artist
Date of birth/death 26 May 1895 Edit this at Wikidata 11 October 1965 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hoboken San Francisco
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creator QS:P170,Q230673
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