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Dorothea Lange: Mississippi Photographs

67 Dorothea Lange photographs of mississippi, from the Library of Congress archive.

Negro child on the Mississippi Delta, 1936

Negro child on the Mississippi Delta

1936

Transportation in the South. Mississippi, 1936

Transportation in the South. Mississippi

1936

Hoe culture in the South. Mississippi, 1936

Hoe culture in the South. Mississippi

1936

Negro girl working in the fields. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Negro girl working in the fields. Mississippi Delta

1936

Mississippi Delta Negro children, 1936

Mississippi Delta Negro children

1936

Typical cotton picker's shack of the South. Mississippi, 1936

Typical cotton picker's shack of the South. Mississippi

1936

Many cabins of this type are found on the Mississippi Delta, 1936

Many cabins of this type are found on the Mississippi Delta

1936

Negro girl. Hill House, Mississippi, 1936

Negro girl. Hill House, Mississippi

1936

Negro child. Hill House, Mississippi, 1936

Negro child. Hill House, Mississippi

1936

New cabins at Hill House, Mississippi, 1936

New cabins at Hill House, Mississippi

1936

A Mississippi Negro family who live on a cotton patch near Vicksburg, 1936

A Mississippi Negro family who live on a cotton patch near…

1936

Mississippi Delta Negro, 1936

Mississippi Delta Negro

1936

Negro woman who has never been out of Mississippi, 1936

Negro woman who has never been out of Mississippi

1936

Storefront loafers. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Storefront loafers. Mississippi Delta

1936

Plantation store. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Plantation store. Mississippi Delta

1936

President of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union at Hill House,…, Mississippi, 1936

President of the Southern Tenant Farmers Union at Hill…

1936

At Hill House, Mississippi. He wears the union button, 1936

At Hill House, Mississippi. He wears the union button

1936

Negroes hanging around the plantation store. Mississippi Delta, 1936

Negroes hanging around the plantation store. Mississippi…

1936

Negro boy. Hill House, Mississippi, 1936

Negro boy. Hill House, Mississippi

1936

Stoves in former country church now used as residence. Near Laurel,…, Mississippi, 1939

Stoves in former country church now used as residence. Near…

1939

Cotton from the bale is transported by belt to machine for making…, Mississippi, 1939

Cotton from the bale is transported by belt to machine for…

1939

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi Highway No. 1 between Greenville…, 1938

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi Highway No. 1 between…

1938

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi Highway No. 1 between Greenville…, 1938

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi Highway No. 1 between…

1938

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi highway No. 1 between Greenville…, 1938

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi highway No. 1 between…

1938

Cut-over long leaf yellow pine forest. The tract extends for…, Mississippi, 1937

Cut-over long leaf yellow pine forest. The tract extends…

1937

Negro on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. "We know our white…, 1937

Negro on the Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. "We know our…

1937

Plantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County, Mississippi, 1937

Plantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County,…

1937

Plantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County, Mississippi, 1937

Plantation cabin of sharecropper. Washington County,…

1937

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi

1937

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. Tractor drivers are not allowed to…, 1937

Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi. Tractor drivers are not…

1937

Negro tractor driver. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi, 1937

Negro tractor driver. Aldridge Plantation, Mississippi

1937

The tractor driver is colored. His wages when he works is one dollar…, Mississippi, 1937

The tractor driver is colored. His wages when he works is…

1937

Sign at a tomato packing shed for migrant and local labor.…, Mississippi, 1937

Sign at a tomato packing shed for migrant and local labor.…

1937

Tomato packing shed for packing and shipment north. Hazelhurst,…, Mississippi, 1937

Tomato packing shed for packing and shipment north.…

1937

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Cotton sharecropper family near…, Mississippi, 1937

[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Cotton sharecropper…

1937

White sharecropper's home. He drives tractors for his present…, Mississippi, 1937

White sharecropper's home. He drives tractors for his…

1937

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

1937

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

1937

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi

1937

Child of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937

Child of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi

1937

Grandmother of sharecropper family near Cleveland, Mississippi, 1937

Grandmother of sharecropper family near Cleveland,…

1937

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi

1937

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi

1937

Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937

Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi

1937

Cotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta. They worked from 6 a.m. to 7…, 1937

Cotton hoers on the Mississippi Delta. They worked from 6…

1937

Commissary of the Gold Dust Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937

Commissary of the Gold Dust Plantation near Clarksdale,…

1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm at Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm at Hillhouse,…

1937

Cotton. Coahoma County, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton. Coahoma County, Mississippi

1937

Interior of Negro church of the Mississippi Delta, 1937

Interior of Negro church of the Mississippi Delta

1937

Mt. Holly Plantation house, built in 1840, still occupied. Near…, Mississippi, 1937

Mt. Holly Plantation house, built in 1840, still occupied.…

1937

Sharecropper's wife and her youngest child. Near Cleveland,…, Mississippi, 1937

Sharecropper's wife and her youngest child. Near Cleveland,…

1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave "two years…, 1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave…

1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave "two years…, 1937

Mississippi Negress hoeing cotton. She was born a slave…

1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi, 1937

Member of the Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi

1937

Grandmother, mother, and new born baby of a sharecropper family near…, Mississippi, 1937

Grandmother, mother, and new born baby of a sharecropper…

1937

Approach to the Delta cooperative farm from highway, cooperative…, Mississippi, 1937

Approach to the Delta cooperative farm from highway,…

1937

One of Delta cooperative farmsteads after a year of operation.…, Mississippi, 1937

One of Delta cooperative farmsteads after a year of…

1937

Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi. Clarence Weems, a…, 1937

Delta cooperative farm. Hillhouse, Mississippi. Clarence…

1937

Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse, Mississippi. Negro cabins are on…, 1937

Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse, Mississippi. Negro…

1937

Cotton hoers (day laborers) move from one field across the highway to…, Mississippi, 1937

Cotton hoers (day laborers) move from one field across the…

1937

Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton. Hillhouse, Mississippi,…, 1937

Delta cooperative farm cabins and cotton. Hillhouse,…

1937

Working in the community garden which supplies fresh vegetables to…, Mississippi, 1937

Working in the community garden which supplies fresh…

1937

Cabins at the Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse, Mississippi. Screen…, 1937

Cabins at the Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse,…

1937

Pressing cane for sorghum. The extracted juice is then boiled. Near…, Mississippi, 1938

Pressing cane for sorghum. The extracted juice is then…

1938

Sorghum mill near New Carthage, Mississippi, 1938

Sorghum mill near New Carthage, Mississippi

1938

Pressing cane for sorghum. The extracted juice is then boiled. Near…, Mississippi, 1938

Pressing cane for sorghum. The extracted juice is then…

1938

Delta cooperative farms in 1938. Hillhouse, Mississippi

Delta cooperative farms in 1938. Hillhouse, Mississippi

1938

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