Women on Route 66 in NM: Dorothea Lange - Bosque Farms

Photograph of Bosque Farms in New Mexico (which sits along Route 66) during the migration from the Plains states in the 1930s. Famlies were resettled in this area as they looked for a new life. This photograph was taken by Dorothea Lange who was hired as part of the New Deal to document the settlements.

Lange, D., photographer. (1935) Resettled at Bosque Farms project. Family of four from Taos Junction shows temporary dwelling. United States Bosque Farms New Mexico Valencia County, 1935. Dec. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017759920/.