– Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange Tutor: Date: 20th June, 2014 The ???Migrant Mother??? by Dorothea Lange Thesis Statement The photograph of the ???Migrant Mother??? was taken by Dorothea Lange in March 1936 during her trip to Nimpo during the Great Depression. This is a picture of a 32 year old lady known as Florence Owen Thompson and her three children. The Great Depression of the 1930??™s did not affect only the banks, but also families and their well being. Florence was not aware of the purpose of the photograph and that her emotions would be revealed from the photograph as she was only taking a photo with her family.