Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

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Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

Dorothea Lange sits on the roof of a car with an open door, holding a camera and notebook, on a roadside in rural California, 1936.

A mother sits with her children under a makeshift tent, surrounded by suitcases and belongings, in Dorothea Lange's 1936 photograph of a migrant agricultural worker's family.

Florence Thompson sits with her children inside a makeshift tent, with one child leaning on a wooden chair in front, in a rural field near Nipomo, California, 1936.

Florence Thompson, a migrant mother, sits in a makeshift tent holding an infant in her lap, looking worried. A lantern and belongings are visible beside her.

Florence Thompson sits in a worn tent breastfeeding an infant, with a young girl standing beside her, both showing weary expressions, in Dorothea Lange's 1936 Migrant Mother series.

Florence Thompson sits outside a tent with a worried expression, holding a baby in her lap while a young child leans on her shoulder, in Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother photograph.

Florence Thompson sits outside a tent holding a baby in her lap, with an older child leaning on her shoulder, looking worried. Photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1936.

Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother

“Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California” by Dorothea Lange, 1936.

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	New article added.	Mindy Johnston	Aug 17, 2026