Drought Farmers, Oklahoma
Photo Credit: copy photo: J. Giammatteo
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Drought Farmers, Oklahoma
193620th century
203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 in.)
Dorothea Lange, American, (1895–1965)
Object Type:
photograph
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print
Edition:
Library of Congress print of Farm Security Administration (F.S.A.) photograph
Credit Line:
Purchase funds, 1976
Accession Number:
1976.1.16
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
drought*,
Farm Security Administration (FSA),
farmers*,
farms*,
Oklahoma*,
portraits*,
Southwest*,
water
- drought - A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged that a serious hydraulic imbalance occurs, such as crop damage or reduced water supply. [March 1993 scope note added. November 1992 descriptor moved.]
- Farm Security Administration (FSA)
- farmers - Those who cultivate land or crops or raise livestock, especially as their main occupation. [February 1993 descriptor moved. December 1992 scope note added; alternate term added.]
- farms - Complexes where plants or animals are raised for livelihood or commerce. [March 1993 lead-in term added. September 1991 scope note added. May 1991 related term added.]
- Oklahoma - TGN 7007707
- portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m
- Southwest - TGN 4010660 (general region): Area to which term applies has changed with westward expansion of the USA; today usually refers to Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas; area is linked by arid climate & pastoral agricultural economy.
- water
Dimensions
- sheet Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 in.)
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Credit Caption
Dorothea Lange, American, (1895–1965) . Drought Farmers, Oklahoma, 1936. Gelatin silver print. sheet : 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 in.). DAC accession number 1976.1.16. Purchase funds, 1976. (copy photo: J. Giammatteo) .
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