You may recall the famous photograph known as "Migrant Mother", taken by Dorothea Lange of Florence Owens Thompson and her children in 1936. It was used over the years to illustrate the Great Depression. Thompson was a migrant worker with seven children who also worked the fields. 77-year-old Katherine McIntosh was the girl burying her head in her mother's shoulders in the photo. She was four years old at the time.
McIntosh talked to CNN about what her life was like in those days. She now lives in Modesto, California. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!
(image credit: Gregg Canes/CNN)
"The picture came out in the paper to show the people what hard times was. People was starving in that camp. There was no food," she says. "We were ashamed of it. We didn't want no one to know who we were."
The photograph helped define the Great Depression, yet McIntosh says her mom didn't let it define her, although the picture "was always talked about in our family."
"It always stayed with her. She always wanted a better life, you know."
McIntosh talked to CNN about what her life was like in those days. She now lives in Modesto, California. Link -Thanks, Geekazoid!
(image credit: Gregg Canes/CNN)
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Just saw her Mom's pic on History channel's special called the "Black Blizzard"...very interesting, and sad special.
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That picture has always bothered me. That and Seabiscuit when the kid's parents pawn him off to other people who can care for him. I guess Depression era stuff freaks me out.
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Very cool. I had always wondered ever since I saw that picture what became of the family.
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It's a shame to think she might see two great depressions with in her life span.
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Moving picture, moving article. Neat.
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