Comments on: California’s Migrant Mother: An Unwilling Icon

By: Rubens

Rubens — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 10:23:22 +0000

Me too. I have several books of dseipesron era photos and there are a certain few in there that always set me musing as to who these people were, what became of them and their families. For me, this unnamed and unforgettable woman became an icon of that time and its trials. It is good to know that the strength she shows in this portrait brought her to comfort at last… I’ve just added another link, to the only photo I can find of her in her later years, with the two girls, now grown…

By: Donald Nickelsen

Donald Nickelsen — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:35:04 +0000

What a life she had.

By: Phyllis Miller

Phyllis Miller — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:29:45 +0000

Love this pic

By: Betty Fleming

Betty Fleming — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:31:43 +0000

My parents lived through that era. I was a young child and didn’t realize the hardships they were going through.

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:14:34 +0000

In reply to Robin Cunningham.

Thank you Robin Cunningham. I did not know that. I found a review of the book by Marisa Silver for NPR. The book likes a deep and thoughtful treatment of the story and issues. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/07/172905580/a-new-focus-on-an-old-image-in-mary-coin

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:58:29 +0000

In reply to Sara L Phillips-Ritchey. Thank you. I hope so! :)

By: Robin Cunningham

Robin Cunningham — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:34:31 +0000

The book of fiction, “Mary Coin” imagines the lives of both women, subject and photographer in an interesting way, fleshing out the stories surrounding the taking of this historic image.

By: Charlotte Tolhurst

Charlotte Tolhurst — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:49:06 +0000

Yes sad & a sign of the times!

By: Michelle Rachleff

Michelle Rachleff — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:06:45 +0000

I had no idea she was local. Amazing story.

By: Sara L Phillips-Ritchey

Sara L Phillips-Ritchey — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:36:37 +0000

In reply to Sara L Phillips-Ritchey. I predict this will go viral.

By: Butch Shaw

Butch Shaw — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:23:20 +0000

Always been a powerful image to me.

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:13:07 +0000

In reply to Miriam Olmedo. Yes its a hard one to swallow.

By: Beverly Fleming

Beverly Fleming — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:30:44 +0000

Great story.

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:19:29 +0000

In reply to Maria Martin. Thank you Maria Martin!

By: Miriam Olmedo

Miriam Olmedo — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:28:48 +0000

I had never seen this photo and, though it is moving and inspiring, the story behind, not keeping the word given, makes me angry because it is a way to take advantage of people’s situation. The photographer lives on her work but it shouldn’t be over others will

By: Mary Jane Sims

Mary Jane Sims — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:07:27 +0000

This photo has always bothered my pampered soul, and with good reason.

By: Maria Martin

Maria Martin — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:56:21 +0000

Fascinating story. Thank you so much.

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:38:21 +0000

In reply to Sara L Phillips-Ritchey.

Thank you so much! This piece is by a new “Mobile Ranger” – Ranger Alex Pirela. He will be glad you liked it.

By: Mobile Ranger

Mobile Ranger — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:36:28 +0000

In reply to Christa Shanaman. Wow Christa Shanaman thanks for posting that. It makes sense given that she lived in Scotts Valley for awhile that some of her family would be in the area.

By: Nancy Arellano

Nancy Arellano — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:00:32 +0000

As a teen I was moved by this photo. It resonated with how I viewed my own mother. I am glad her children honored her request (the only thing my mother ever asked of her own children). It was wrong that she never received even a dollar for the use of her image.