Chapter 17: The Depression Begins "Faces of the Depression" Introduction      The Great Depression was one of the most trying times in the nation's history. Few people captured the despair and frustration that average Americans felt during this period better than photographer Dorothea Lange. Log on to the Internet to examine some of Lange's photographs. Destination Title: Pacific Pictures Home Page Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at the Pacific Pictures home page. Scroll down to Dorothea Lange and click on Quotes from the Film. Examine the photographs shown and answer the following questions. 1. How would you describe the expression on the migrant mother's face in the second photograph? Based on the photograph, what might she specifically be worried about? 2. What are the men doing in the third photograph? 3. In what way does the man turned the other way in this photograph express the nation's feelings during the Depression? 4. What do you think Dorothea Lange meant by her quote, "One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind"?