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Dorothea Lange: Georgia Photographs

91 Dorothea Lange photographs of georgia, from the Library of Congress archive.

Georgia road sign, 1937

Georgia road sign

1937

Standing chimneys of an old plantation house. Georgia, 1937

Standing chimneys of an old plantation house. Georgia

1937

Georgia road sign, 1937

Georgia road sign

1937

Turpentine workers. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine workers. Georgia

1937

Turpentine worker. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine worker. Georgia

1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia

1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine worker's home. Georgia

1937

Turpentine still. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine still. Georgia

1937

Turpentine still. Georgia, 1937

Turpentine still. Georgia

1937

Drought corn. Central Georgia, 1936

Drought corn. Central Georgia

1936

Loading cured tobacco for market. Georgia, 1937

Loading cured tobacco for market. Georgia

1937

Georgia road sign, 1937

Georgia road sign

1937

Three turpentine "dippers." Georgia, 1937

Three turpentine "dippers." Georgia

1937

Father of landless sharecropper family. Macon County, Georgia, 1937

Father of landless sharecropper family. Macon County,…

1937

Sharecropper. Receives five dollars a month "furnish" from the…, Georgia, 1937

Sharecropper. Receives five dollars a month "furnish" from…

1937

Sharecropper's child whose father receives five dollars a month…, Georgia, 1937

Sharecropper's child whose father receives five dollars a…

1937

Cotton sharecropper family. Macon County, Georgia, 1937

Cotton sharecropper family. Macon County, Georgia

1937

House in which cotton farmer has lived for fifty years. Macon County,…, Georgia, 1937

House in which cotton farmer has lived for fifty years.…

1937

Home of Negro landowner, Greene County, Georgia. This man has owned…, 1937

Home of Negro landowner, Greene County, Georgia. This man…

1937

Erosion. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Erosion. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia, 1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia

1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia. This house was…, 1937

Pharr Plantation house near Social Circle, Georgia. This…

1937

Antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County, Georgia. They…, 1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County,…

1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Ex-slave and wife on steps of plantation house now in decay. Greene…, Georgia, 1937

Ex-slave and wife on steps of plantation house now in…

1937

Ex-slave and wife who live in a decaying plantation house. Greene…, Georgia, 1937

Ex-slave and wife who live in a decaying plantation house.…

1937

Typical owner-operated small farm of Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Typical owner-operated small farm of Greene County, Georgia

1937

Negroes who own land in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Negroes who own land in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Cotton field and plantation house. Macon County, Georgia, 1937

Cotton field and plantation house. Macon County, Georgia

1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited his lands…, 1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited…

1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited his lands…, 1937

Aged cotton farmer, Greene County, Georgia. He inherited…

1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his own land.…, Georgia, 1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his…

1937

Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia. The "cooper" makes barrels…, 1937

Turpentine still near Valdosta, Georgia. The "cooper" makes…

1937

A plantation house decaying and now vacant but for two rooms occupied…, Georgia, 1937

A plantation house decaying and now vacant but for two…

1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he can…, Georgia, 1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he…

1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he can…, Georgia, 1937

The cotton sharecropper's unit is one mule and the land he…

1937

This man was born a slave in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

This man was born a slave in Greene County, Georgia

1937

Land cut over by lumber company and not replanted. Greene County,…, Georgia, 1937

Land cut over by lumber company and not replanted. Greene…

1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural rehabilitation clients…, Georgia, 1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural…

1937

Landless family of cotton sharecroppers, Macon County, Georgia. For…, 1937

Landless family of cotton sharecroppers, Macon County,…

1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural rehabilitation clients…, Georgia, 1937

Tenant family with six children who are rural…

1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his own land.…, Georgia, 1937

Home of farmer who has raised cotton for fifty years on his…

1937

Wife of cotton farmer. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Wife of cotton farmer. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Interior of plantation house now vacant but for two rooms occupied by…, Georgia, 1937

Interior of plantation house now vacant but for two rooms…

1937

Interior of a plantation house now vacant but for two rooms occupied…, Georgia, 1937

Interior of a plantation house now vacant but for two rooms…

1937

The old plantation bell. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

The old plantation bell. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Antebellum plantation house. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Antebellum plantation house. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia, 1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia

1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia, 1937

Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia

1937

Negro field hand getting ready to go to town on a Saturday afternoon.…, Georgia, 1937

Negro field hand getting ready to go to town on a Saturday…

1937

Old Negress of Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Old Negress of Greene County, Georgia

1937

What was once the "Big House" is now occupied by a family of white…, Georgia, 1937

What was once the "Big House" is now occupied by a family…

1937

Home of a Greene County, Georgia, fieldhand, 1937

Home of a Greene County, Georgia, fieldhand

1937

Washing facilities on a Greene County, Georgia, tenant farm, 1937

Washing facilities on a Greene County, Georgia, tenant farm

1937

Washing facilities on a Greene County, Georgia, tenant farm, 1937

Washing facilities on a Greene County, Georgia, tenant farm

1937

Decaying antebellum plantation house in Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Decaying antebellum plantation house in Greene County,…

1937

Negro wage laborer and part of his family. He is coming home from the…, Georgia, 1937

Negro wage laborer and part of his family. He is coming…

1937

Decaying antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia, 1937

Decaying antebellum plantation. Greene County, Georgia

1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County. They often…, Georgia, 1937

Standing chimneys are a common sight in Greene County. They…

1937

Family burial ground on the abandoned Pharr Plantation near Social…, Georgia, 1937

Family burial ground on the abandoned Pharr Plantation near…

1937

Southern lady of the old school on veranda of the "Big House" at the…, Georgia, 1937

Southern lady of the old school on veranda of the "Big…

1937

Southern lady of the old school on the veranda of the "Big House" of…, Georgia, 1937

Southern lady of the old school on the veranda of the "Big…

1937

Southern lady on the veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray…, Georgia, 1937

Southern lady on the veranda of the "Big House" at the Wray…

1937

Plantation house where the Wray family has lived for generations. A…, Georgia, 1937

Plantation house where the Wray family has lived for…

1937

Abandoned coaches and wagons behind the old blacksmith shop on the…, Georgia, 1937

Abandoned coaches and wagons behind the old blacksmith shop…

1937

The tree roots show how the land has been washed away on this old…, Georgia, 1937

The tree roots show how the land has been washed away on…

1937

A sharecropper's car near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

A sharecropper's car near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

Sharecropper near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

Sharecropper near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

House occupied by sharecropper family for seven years. Near Hartwell,…, Georgia, 1937

House occupied by sharecropper family for seven years. Near…

1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been terraced,…, 1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been…

1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been terraced,…, 1937

Erosion near Lawrenceville, Georgia. This field has been…

1937

White sharecropper couple near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

White sharecropper couple near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

Cotton. Georgia, 1937

Cotton. Georgia

1937

Water supply near Hartwell, Georgia, 1937

Water supply near Hartwell, Georgia

1937

Farmer who has just moved into impoverished Greene County, Georgia…, 1937

Farmer who has just moved into impoverished Greene County,…

1937

White sharecropper family, formerly mill workers in the Gastonia…, Georgia, 1937

White sharecropper family, formerly mill workers in the…

1937

Cotton sharecroppers. Greene County, Georgia. They produce little,…, 1937

Cotton sharecroppers. Greene County, Georgia. They produce…

1937

Douglas, Georgia. Wife of sharecropper in town to sell their crop at…, 1938

Douglas, Georgia. Wife of sharecropper in town to sell…

1938

Each farmer follows his tobacco in the warehouse to learn what price…, Georgia, 1938

Each farmer follows his tobacco in the warehouse to learn…

1938

Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper during the…, 1938

Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper during…

1938

Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper in town for…, 1938

Douglas, Georgia. South Georgia tobacco sharecropper in…

1938

Near Tifton, Georgia. Tobacco farms, like Southern cotton farms,…, 1938

Near Tifton, Georgia. Tobacco farms, like Southern cotton…

1938

Colored tobacco sharecroppers home near Tifton, Georgia, 1938

Colored tobacco sharecroppers home near Tifton, Georgia

1938

Douglas, Georgia. Farmers at tobacco auction. Common question is…, 1938

Douglas, Georgia. Farmers at tobacco auction. Common…

1938

As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket of tobacco…, Georgia, 1938

As the auctioneer knocks down the last bid on each basket…

1938

Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves on the…, 1938

Near Douglas, Georgia. Sharecroppers grade the cured leaves…

1938

Douglas, Georgia. The "golden leaf," already graded by the farmers,…, 1938

Douglas, Georgia. The "golden leaf," already graded by the…

1938

Tobacco sharecropper's home near Douglas, Georgia, 1938

Tobacco sharecropper's home near Douglas, Georgia

1938

Near Tifton, Georgia. The sharecropper harvest is over in tobacco, 1938

Near Tifton, Georgia. The sharecropper harvest is over in…

1938

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