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Dorothea Lange: Greene County Photographs

42 Dorothea Lange photographs of greene county, from the Library of Congress archive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Farmer who has just moved into impoverished Greene County,…

1937

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

Cotton sharecroppers. Greene County, Georgia. They produce…

1937

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