Dorothea Lange Picture

We know that famous photographer Dorothea Lange was famous for her photography during the Dust Bowl. This photo was taken around the year 1936. This photo was one labeled under "Waiting for Work". Dorothea Lange explains that This family has been on the road for 13 years total. The man standing in the middle is a migrant worker who has a wife and a family that continues to grow. He goes from state to state with his family to look for places in where he can work picking wheat, cotton, peas, and even potato. Some of the states he travels to are New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. He hopes to someday be able to buy his own place in the state of Idaho.
The reality is that he will probably never have enough money for this to happen. This is probably due to the fact that because of the dust bowl, many families were left without their homes. They may of had a place however, because of the dust bowl and the drought, it is likely that much land was left useless and their reason for moving around so much is that jobs must be scarce since many people were also looking for jobs as well. I can probably say that they were most likely forced to live this way and as we can see, they are all tattered and in sad conditions.
The government could of been helpful in this situation. It is customary, for example that the children would of been aided as part of the government. The government, as a responsibility should of ensured that that the family was taken care of. This family had been traveling and never settled down for 13 years in total. That must of meant something. A solution would be to obviously provide government assistance to these types of family. Perhaps giving them a place to stay would help them ensure that they are not moving around so much. As long as they were given something to start off with, im sure they would be fine.