Florence Thompson Dust Bowl

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In the photo to the left, there is a 32-year old woman sitting in what appears to be a makeshift tent with her young child over her left shoulder and her infant new-born in her arms (“Migrant”). The mother and her older child are wearing raggedy clothing and have expressions that look either exhausted, sad or both. It can be determined that this photo was taken in Nipomo, California in 1936, during the time of the Great Depression based on the caption of the photo (“Migrant”). The photograph is of Florence Thompson who was a “migrant worker” at the time this photograph was taken (Migrant). Thompson and her family were victims of the Dust Bowl and had to leave behind their farm and their home to escape the destruction of the Dust Bowl and

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