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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Bill Hendrie rescued 30 photographs of "Okie" migrants from a garbage bin at the San Jose Chamber of Commerce in the late 1960s because his family also came from Oklahoma and he said he could relate to them.
During the next 40 years, aside from several attempts by his wife to return them to the trash, the photos were mostly forgotten. This spring, Hendrie's daughter, Marian Tankersley, rediscovered them when she was emptying out her parents' house after their deaths. She contacted experts who confirmed her suspicions: They are original prints made by the legendary Dorothea Lange.
Among them is Migrant Mother, the legendary photo that symbolizes the era.... more at above
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