Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange

Nationally known for her depression era photographs, Dorothea Lange produced a substantial amount of work during her brief stay in Oregon in 1939. We offer quality prints in varying sizes of her images of rural life from that time.

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  1. A Drink of Water - 1939
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    Mrs. Soper draws some water for her youngest child, in this depression era photo taken in the Willow Creek area of Malheur County. Learn More
  2. Arlington, Oregon, on the Columbia River - 1939
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    Arlington is an early Oregon town located on the Columbia River at the mouth of Alkali Canyon, about fifty miles east of The Dalles. In the early 1870s, settlers built corrals here to hold sheep and cattle waiting to be transported downriver. Learn More
  3. Deputy Sheriff, Stationed at Large Hop Ranch - 1939
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    This deputy sheriff is stationed at the paymaster's window for a Josephine County hop ranch that employed over 500 workers for the three-week harvest season each year. Learn More
  4. Digging Sweet Potatoes - 1939
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    Dorothea Lange captured several photos of this couple on their small farm near Irrigon, in Morrow County, during her visit to Oregon in 1939. Learn More
  5. Entrance to Lincoln Bench School - 1939
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    Part of a group of photos taken by Dorothea Lange near Ontario, in Malheur County, this view shows the school building and grounds looking through the front gate. A large school bell is visible in the tower of the modest building, ready to call the children to classes. Learn More
  6. Girls Studying Their Reading Lesson - 1939
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    This photo of six girls was taken on the steps of Lincoln Bench School, near Ontario, in Malheur County, by Dorothea Lange in October, 1939. Learn More
  7. Grandma Soper, Willow Creek area, Malheur County - 1939
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    Grandmothers (and grandfathers) often moved to Oregon during the Depression with their children's families when they came to look for better farming opportunities. Learn More
  8. Hop Farmers Conversing on a Drug Store Corner - 1939
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    This Depression-era photo of an Independence, Oregon street corner shows a gathering of local hop farmers discussing politics and other pressing issues of the day. Learn More
  9. Lighthearted Kids in Merrill FSA Camp - 1939
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    While many of Dorothea Lange's Depression photos reveal the hardships and strain of life at that time, this view demonstrates that kids can still smile in any environment. Learn More
  10. Mrs. Botner Arranges her Storage Cellar - 1939
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    In a scene familiar to many of us, Mrs. Botner checks a box of rhubarb on the floor of her storage cellar in Nyssa Heights, Malheur County, Oregon. Learn More
  11. Pond Monkey Guides Logs from Pond to Chute - 1939
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    The "pond monkey" position in a sawmill has been described as the next-to-the-last step in a logging career; the last being night watchman. Learn More
  12. Railroad Tracks through the Northern Oregon Desert - 1939
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    This simple but striking view of tracks across the dessert was taken by Dorothea Lange in Morrow County, Oregon, about ten miles from the town of Irrigon. Learn More
  13. Rolling Up The Quilt - 1939
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    These farm women, members of the "Helping Hand" club, located near West Carlton, Oregon, carefully roll up the quilt upon which they've been working. Learn More
  14. Seasonal Yakima Indian Village at Celilo - 1939
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    Notes with the original photo indicate that this encampment at Celilo was used by members of the Yakima tribe during the salmon fishing season at Celilo Falls. Learn More
  15. The Farm Laborer - 1939
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    This portrait of a farm laborer from Oklahoma was taken by Dorothea Lange during her government-sponsored 1939 trip through remote agricultural areas of Oregon. Learn More
  16. The House Call - 1939
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    In this Depression-era photo, the camp nurse introduces a doctor to the mother of a sick baby, in a Farm Security Administration camp near Merrill in Klamath County. Learn More
  17. Young Migrant Mother Just Finished Washing - 1939
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    This photo was taken at the Merrill FSA (Farm Security Administration) Camp in Klamath County in October, 1939. Learn More
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