Object number:
A67.137.35060.7
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Coachella Valley
Maker:
Dorothea Lange
Date made:
1935
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
Credit line:
Gift of Paul S. Taylor
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Physical description:
Gelatin silver contact sheet printed on Agfa photopaper. Lange number stamped on verso. Contact sheet shows negatives of the 2.25 inches by 2.25 inches format.
Content description:
Original description is "Coachella Valley - #1-4 'Please send my picture to the president & see if he will give me a piece of land. If I get the land, as I have no tools, I will dig with my hands.' Four images show a woman standing next to a wire fence with with scarf draped over her head and two small children beside her. One image shows a different woman standing alongside a building with several small children. One image shows two children standing together outside.
Concepts:
Dorothea Lange Project: California in the Depression
Places:
Coachella Valley, California
The examination and research of objects within OMCA’s collection is ongoing. If you have comments, additional information, or questions about this object record, we welcome your feedback. Please send us a note.

More Works by Dorothea Lange

Dorothea LangeHome is Where(late 1963)

Dorothea LangePhoto Album(1926-1928)

Dorothea LangeSteep Ravine Beach(October 1960)

Dorothea LangeUntitled(1926)