Lyde Wall, friend and neighbor, who makes "the world’s best apple pie", and knows everything going on for miles around, Berkeley, California  1944

Dorothea Lange's 1944 photograph, "Lyde Wall, friend and neighbor, who makes 'the world’s best apple pie', and knows everything going on for miles around, Berkeley, California" depicts a smiling older woman holding a freshly baked pie. The composition is simple, with the subject centered and framed by a doorway. Lange's signature documentary style captures the spirit of a community matriarch, highlighting the everyday lives of ordinary people. This portrait, part of her extensive collection of photographs chronicling the American experience during the Depression and World War II, underscores the importance of community and individual resilience.