Margaret Bourke-White, Mrs. Nelson and her two children outside her laundry which she operates without running water, 1936

A woman, Mrs. Nelson, stands in front of her laundry business holding the hands of her two young children.

Gelatin silver print. The Howard Greenberg Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated by the Phillip Leonian and Edith Rosenbaum Leonian Charitable Trust. Photo by Margaret Bourke-White. © LIFE Picture Collection.