Florence Owens Thompson was 32 years old when she was pictured in 1936 by renown photographer Dorothea Lange, in an image later called “Migrant Mother.” ...

The Migrant Mother,” a photograph taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936, remains one of the most enduring images of the Great Depression in the United States. This poignant image has become a symbol of the ...

Two Depression-era American women met for the briefest of moments one day in March, 1936, and it was the fallout from extreme weather -- punishing drought and relentless heat that persisted for ...

The famed photo “Migrant Mother” becomes a full-length play for Prospect Theater Project. Tells the story of the meeting between Dorothea Lange and Florence Owens Thompson, the latter who ...

Florence Owens Thompson died at age 80 in 1983. The inscription on her gravestone reads: "Migrant Mother: A Legend of the strength of American motherhood." ...

OROVILLE — Page after page of meticulous writing by census taker Mabel Sobrero on April 11, 1930, gave face to the Owens family in an unnumbered house on Elgin Street. The 1930 U.S. Census ...

Two Depression-era American women met for the briefest of moments one day in March, 1936, and it was the fallout from extreme weather -- punishing drought and relentless heat that persisted for ...