The “Mother of Nipomo Valley” is one of the most popular photos from the Great Depression that occurred in this country during the early 1930’s. The story behind the photo is really remarkable and one that many people do not know. The photograph was taken by Dorothea Lange who was employed by the U.S. Government's Farm Security Administration program, which was designed to help farmers as well as raise awareness according to (MoMA Learning, “n.d). The mom in the photograph is Florence Thompson and according to Dorothea Lange, she never blinked an eye when the photograph was being taken. According to (MoMA Learning, “n.d), the mom and kids were living off of frozen vegetables from the fields and wild birds that the kids had caught. This is
