Florence Owens Thompson
Deceased Person
1903 – 1983
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Who was Florence Owens Thompson?
Florence Owens Thompson, born Florence Leona Christie, was the subject of Dorothea Lange's photo Migrant Mother, an iconic image of the Great Depression. The Library of Congress entitled the image, "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California."
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- Born
- Sep 1, 1903
Indian Territory - Also known as
- Florence Leona Christie
- Spouses
- Cleo Owens
(1921 - 1931) - George B. Thompson
- Cleo Owens
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Sep 16, 1983
Scotts Valley
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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