Filipinos cutting lettuce, Salinas Valley, California 1935

Dorothea Lange's "Filipinos cutting lettuce, Salinas Valley, California" (1935) is a poignant black-and-white photograph that captures the hardship of migrant farmworkers during the Great Depression. The image shows a group of Filipino men bent over, meticulously harvesting lettuce in a field. The cracked earth beneath their feet and the stoic expressions on their faces serve as stark reminders of the harsh conditions they endured. Lange's work is known for its social realism and empathetic portrayal of marginalized communities. This photograph, like many others from her Farm Security Administration project, humanizes the struggle of those forgotten by society.