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Ex-Tenant Farmer on Relief Grant in the Imperial Valley

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Dorothea Lange

Ex-tenant Farmer on Relief Grant in the Imperial Valley, 1937

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Courtesy of the Library of Congress

In this photograph by storied American photographer Dorothea Lange, a group of farmers stand in a moment of brief repose, their clothes worn and stained from long days of manual labor. As an artist, Lange faithfully captured the insecurity of the American working class in the aftermath of the Great Depression. Send this image to the men in your life who know that banding together is the only way to decompress after a tiring day, month, or year. An unusual but inventive way to say, come straight from the office and join me for a beer.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress Office of War Information Photograph Collection

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