Outskirts of San Bernardino, California. Cottage Gardens road sign. This sign advertises a depression community. There are one hundred homes. All but fifteen of the families were living on SSRA work and buying their homes on this budget and buying the land and erecting something to live in.
| Artist | Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965) |
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| Title | Outskirts of San Bernardino, California. Cottage Gardens road sign. This sign advertises a depression community. There are one hundred homes. All but fifteen of the families were living on SSRA work and buying their homes on this budget and buying the land and erecting something to live in. |
| Date | February 1935 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (24.4 × 18.2 cm) Sheet: 10 × 7 1/2 in. (25.4 × 19 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.8.8 |
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