Over this bridge drought refugees are crossing the Colorado River into California. U.S. 80 / Dorothea Lange, 1935. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Over this bridge drought refugees are crossing the Colorado River into California. U.S. 80 / Dorothea Lange, 1935. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Over this bridge drought refugees are crossing the Colorado River into California. U.S. 80 / Dorothea Lange, 1935.
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Yuma, Arizona, sat where U.S. 80 crossed the Colorado River into California, so this bridge was one of the last landmarks many drought-stricken families saw before entering the state. Dorothea Lange photographed the traffic in 1935 while working for the federal Resettlement Administration, which later became the Farm Security Administration. Her picture shows the cars and the span itself, a reminder of how the highway carried people fleeing the Dust Bowl toward the farm labor jobs of the West. The image is often studied as an early record of the migration that reshaped California's agricultural towns in the late 1930s.
| Created / published | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939. Bridges--Arizona--Yuma--1930-1940. Automobiles--Arizona--Yuma--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 751 × 931 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-207270 |
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