The Migrant Mother photos first appeared in the San Francisco News on March 10, 1936, as part of a story demanding relief for the starving pea pickers. The feature was a success: relief was organized, and there is no record of death by starvation.
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Dorothea Lange is known for taking one of the most famous pictures of the Great Depression titled "Migrant Mother." The photo captured the hardship and despair of a destitute mother and her children during the era. It has since become an iconic image that symbolizes the struggles faced by many Americans during that time.
Problems in communication made Californians feel cut off from the rest of the country
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"The Grapes of Wrath" upset Californians because it depicted the harsh realities of the Dust Bowl migration and the struggles of migrant workers, highlighting the poor living conditions and mistreatment they faced in California. The novel's portrayal of social injustice and economic exploitation provoked strong reactions from some Californians who felt it painted an unflattering and accurate picture of the state's treatment of migrants.
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Dorothea Lange used a close-up, intimate composition in "Migrant Mother, Nipomo Valley" to bring the viewer's attention to the mother's distressed expression and the hardship in her eyes. The tight framing and direct gaze of the mother create a sense of immediacy and empathy, allowing viewers to connect emotionally with the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression.
The duration of The Californians is 1.45 hours.
The Californians was created on 2005-10-21.
The Californians was released on 10/21/2005.
The Production Budget for The Californians was $500,000.
"Migrant Mother, 1936" is a photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting a destitute mother with her children during the Great Depression. The image captures the hardships faced by migrant farmworkers in America, symbolizing the broader struggle of families in poverty during that era. Lange's portrait has become an iconic representation of the human cost of economic hardship and societal neglect in the 1930s.
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