Dorothea Lange Vs. Migrant Mother

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When looking at these two photos one can observe some obvious differences between the two of them. The first obvious difference between the two photographs is the idea that one is showing the struggling mom with her kids and the other photo is showing the race relations that existed in this country during this time period. The second difference between the two photos is that Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother was taken in 1936 where Margaret Bourke-White’s At the Time of the Louisville Flood was taken in 1937. The third difference between the two photos is that the photo of the Migrant Mother was taken in California compared to the other photo which was not taken in California. The fact that both of the photos were taken at different times and

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