Object number:
A67.137.40034.2
Object name:
photonegative
Title:
Drought, dust, Depression migrants in school (Westley) Almost none were born in California; School - Westley, CA.
Maker:
Dorothea Lange
Date made:
circa 1940
Material / Technique:
Nitrate film negative
Dimensions:
H: 4 in, W: 5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Paul S. Taylor
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Physical description:
Agfa Superpan Press film negative
Content description:
Note in Catalog Sheet Volume 4 indicates these images were taken on Dorothea Lange's Guggenheim trip Image shows children with hands raised. Note written across Proof Sheet in Proof Sheet Volume 32 reads: "The question: Who was not born in California?
Concepts:
female; migrant; migrant camp; exterior; child; school; male
Places:
Westley, California
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