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Dorothea Lange in the Willamette Valley
Exhibit on Display at OSL
 
 
In August and October of 1939, the acclaimed photographer Dorothea Lange traveled through Oregon recording the plight of farmers and migrant agricultural workers who were affected by the Great Depression. This exhibit focuses on the photographs Lange took in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties for the Farm Services Administration of the federal government. Lange’s documentary motives are explored in detail, along with the social and political background of the pictures she took. Fifteen photographs by Lange are supplemented by materials from the State Library’s collections from the time period.
 
 
This exhibit is on display in the 2nd floor lobby of the State Library, 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Migratory boy, aged eleven, and his grandmother work side by side picking hops. August, 1939