Depression Collection (#3)

Squatter camp on county road near Calipatria, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squatter camp on county road near Calipatria. Forty families from the dust bowl have been camped here for months on the edge of the pea fields. There has been no work because the crop was frozen

Auto camp north of Calipatria, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Auto camp north of Calipatria, California. Approximately eighty families from the Dust Bowl are camped here. They pay fifty cents a week. The only available work now is agricultural labor

Capped cantaloupe, Imperial Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Capped cantaloupe. Imperial Valley, California

Men cradling wheat in eastern Virginia near Sperryville, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Men cradling wheat in eastern Virginia near Sperryville

Men cradling wheat in eastern Virginia near Sperryville, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Men cradling wheat in eastern Virginia near Sperryville

One of the better apartment houses, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
One of the better apartment houses where now live certified applicants for resettlement at Hightstown, New Jersey

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble, looking for work...California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Small cotton farmer, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Small cotton farmer stays at the wagon and keeps acocunt of the weight of each sack brought in by pickers from the field. Kern County, California

Plantation owner's home, Marshallville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia

Home of family left stranded when the mill "cut out" Near Kiln, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home of family left stranded when the mill "cut out." Near Kiln, Mississippi

Careyville, northern Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Careyville, northern Florida. The mill closed down January 1, 1937 and the occupants of these houses were dispersed

Ex-tenant farmer from Texas, came to work in the fruit... Coachella Valley, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ex-tenant farmer from Texas, came to work in the fruit and vegetable harvests. Coachella Valley, California

Cotton picker, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California

Center Market, Washington, D.C. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Center Market. Washington, D.C

The model house, nearly completed, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hightstown, New Jersey. The model house, nearly completed

Home under construction, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hightstown, New Jersey. Home under construction. Thirty-five of these homes to be completed and ready for occupancy by July 15, 1936

Plantation owner's home, Marshallville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Plantation owner's home. Marshallville, Georgia

Itinerant laborers riding the freight, West side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Itinerant laborers riding the freight. West side of San Joaquin Valley, California

Antebellum plantation house, Greene County, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Antebellum plantation house. Greene County, Georgia. [Decaying building dating from before the American Civil War (1861-1865)]

Cotton hoers leaving the fields for lunch, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton hoers leaving the fields for lunch. Farmer's daughter and laborers, whites and blacks. Georgia

Wife of Mississippi sharecropper, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife of Mississippi sharecropper

Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Two boys from New Mexico now in California to work in the harvests, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Two boys from New Mexico now in California to work in the harvests

Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Company housing for cotton workers near Corcoran, California

Center Market, Washington, D.C. 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Center Market. Washington, D.C

Contour plowing on mechanized farms, Childress County, Texas Panhandle, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Contour plowing on mechanized farms. Childress County, Texas Panhandle, Texas

Cotton field hand sitting on her porch on Sunday afternoon, near Blytheville, Arkansas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cotton field hand sitting on her porch on Sunday afternoon. Near Blytheville, Arkansas

Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia

Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, near Holtville, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Refugee family from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, camped in the brush in a river bottom near Holtville, California

Migratory family, Route 70, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family traveling across the desert in search of work in the cotton at Roswell, New Mexico. U.S. Route 70, Arizona

Tom Collins, manager of Kern County migrant camp, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tom Collins, manager of Kern County migrant camp, California

Hoe culture in the South, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hoe culture in the South. Mississippi

Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Once a Missouri farmer, now a migratory farm laborer on the Pacific Coast. California

Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble, looking for work... CA, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrants, family of Mexicans, on road with tire trouble. Looking for work in the peas. California

Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Two families of migrants from Missouri looking for work in the pea fields. California

Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City, scale of farm operations in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City. Shows large scale of farm operations in California

Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City, scale of farm operations in California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freshly-plowed sugar beet field near King City. Shows large scale of farm operations in California

Rural Rehabilitation Administration client, Hayward, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Rural Rehabilitation Administration client. Hayward, California

Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, near Fresno, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Fresno, California. Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. [Sign: Railroad Crossing']

Migrants tents...along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, near Fresno, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific [railroad]. Near Fresno, California

Horse and wagon is still a common means of transportation... Southeast Missouri Farms, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Horse and wagon is still a common means of transportation. Family coming from town on a Saturday afternoon. Southeast Missouri Farms

Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers, Lindsay, Tulare County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lindsay, California. Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers. Tulare County

Migrants winter quarters, Farmersville, Tulare County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmersville, Tulare County. Migrants winter quarters

Between Laton and Fowler, central San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Between Laton and Fowler, central San Joaquin Valley, California. One man-one horse methods are rare in California

Sorting and stringing the "golden leaf" at the tobacco barn, near Hartsville, South Carolina, 1938
Near Hartsville, South Carolina, sorting and stringing the "golden leaf" at the tobacco barn, preparatory to curing. Note sled by which tobacco is brought to the barn from the field

News of the surrender of Canton... San Francisco, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
News of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. San Francisco, California. Chinatown

Emptying cotton after weighing, small cotton farm, Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Emptying cotton after weighing. Small cotton farm. Kern County, California

Cantaloupe field, desert agriculture on the Mexican border, Imperial Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cantaloupe field, desert agriculture on the Mexican border. Large-scale corporation farming. Imperial Valley, California

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"Exploring the Depths of Depression: A Journey through Art, Science, and History" In this captivating caption, we embark on a profound exploration of depression, delving into its multifaceted nature through various hints that span different realms. We begin our journey with the Galapagos Admiralty map by Fitzroy Beagle and Neptune's mysterious allure captured in the Voyager 2 image – symbols of uncharted territories akin to the enigmatic depths of depression. As we navigate further, Edvard Munch's haunting masterpiece "Melancholy" from 1894-1895 emerges as a poignant representation of inner turmoil and emotional anguish. The Amitriptyline antidepressant molecule reminds us that science seeks to alleviate these struggles by offering hope for those battling this condition. Drawing inspiration from Charles Baudelaire, the renowned French poet and essayist who explored themes of melancholy in his works, we gain insight into how art can serve as an outlet for expressing one's deepest emotions. The image depicting a depressed woman leaning her head onto her arm reflects the weight that depression places upon individuals. Dorothea Lange's powerful photographs transport us back to Malheur County in Oregon during 1939 when Mrs. Cleaver courageously raised five sons on a new farm while George Cleaver endeavored to develop raw land. These images evoke empathy towards those facing adversity amidst economic hardships – reminding us that they are manifest itself not only internally but also externally within society. The inclusion of Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), known for its intelligence yet often associated with darkness and solitude, symbolizes both resilience and isolation experienced by individuals grappling with depression. Meanwhile, Kirkcaldy's sea wall and esplanade stand tall as metaphors for strength against turbulent waves – mirroring the determination required to overcome depressive episodes. Lastly, we encounter One Million German Mark banknote from 1923 - an emblematic reminder of the economic collapse that exacerbated societal hardships and mental distress during that era.