Eyes of the Great Depression 128.

Undernourished cotton picker's child listening to speeches of organizer -- eyes

Undernourished cotton picker’s child listening to speeches of organizer at strike meeting to raise wages from seventy-five cents to ninety cents a hundred pounds. Strike unsuccessful. Kern County, California. Photo by Dorothea Lange, November 1938.

Undernourished cotton picker's child listening to speeches of organizer

Library of Congress image.

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  • Grannymar Jan 24, 2014 Link

    I could sit and study that photo for hours. So much in a very young face!

    • Mike Jan 24, 2014 Link

      Dorothea Lange did have a knack for taking mesmerizing images.