Dorothea Lange
Old Time Professional Migratory Laborer Camping on the Outskirts of Perryton, Texas at Opening of Wheat Harvest
Artist
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)American, 1895–1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Old Time Professional Migratory Laborer Camping on the Outskirts of Perryton, Texas at Opening of Wheat Harvest
- Old time professional migratory laborer camping on the outskirts of Perryton, Texas at opening of wheat harvest. With his wife and growing family, he has been on the road since marriage, thirteen years ago. Migrations include ranch land in Texas, cotton and wheat in Texas, cotton and timber in New Mexico, peas and potatoes in Idaho, wheat in Colorado, hops and apples in Yakima Valley, Washington, cotton in Arizona. He wants to buy a little place in Idaho
Date1938, printed 1970s
Place depictedPerryton, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (18.9 × 18.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Object number2020.41
Not on view
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