The Dust Bowl: Documenting the First Migrants to California

Dorothea Lange and her husband were the first to document Dust Bowl migrants. More

Photographer Dorothea Lange and her husband were the first to witness and to understand the causes of the huge migration to California in the 1930s: families were escaping the Dust Bowl. In this excerpt, Lange describes photographing the first car arriving in California. American Masters — Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning premieres nationwide Friday, August 29, 9-11 pm on PBS.

AIR DATE 8/29/14