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This photograph of a destitute mother from the Great Depression is an example of visual rhetoric of photography and film, which, combined with print media, help raise awareness of social problems and advocate for change. Photograph by Dorothea Lange; in the public domain.
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A black and white photograph of a woman with two small children leaning on her shoulder. The woman in this 1931 iconic Depression-era photograph is Florence Christie Owens.
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This photograph of a destitute mother, Florence Christie Owens, from the Great Depression is an example of visual rhetoric of photography and film, which, combined with print media, help raise awareness of social problems and advocate for change. (Photograph by Dorothea Lange; in the public domain via The Library of Congress.)
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Photograph by Dorothea Lange; in the public domain.
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