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Florence Owens Thompson
Migrant Mother, taken by
Dorothea Lange in 1936
Born
Florence Leona Christie

(1903-09-01)September 1, 1903
Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)
DiedSeptember 16, 1983(1983-09-16) (aged 80)
Scotts Valley, California, U.S.
Resting placeLakewood Memorial Park, Hughson, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAgricultural laborer
Known forDorothea Lange's photograph
Spouse(s)Cleo Owens (1921–1931; his death)
George B. Thompson (1952–1974)
PartnerJim Hill (1933–1983)
Children10 (6 by Owens, 4 by Hill)

Florence Owens Thompson (born Florence Leona Christie; September 1, 1903 – September 16, 1983) was an American woman who was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother (1936), considered an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress titled the image: "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California."[1]

  1. ^ Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. fsa1998021539/PP Archived March 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Accessed July 14, 2008.

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