Dorothea Lange photographs a felled tree in the Berryessa Valley. | Photo by Pirkle Jones An incredible photo archive showing the sad decline of a long-forgotten town shot by Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones has been digitized and uploaded by the University of California (UC). The sorry tale of Monticello, a former town which now lies beneath Lake Berryessa, was keenly documented by Lange and Jones, who sold the story to Life magazine — before the publication pulled the piece. Although the story was picked up by Aperture magazine, many of the photos have been unseen until now. Lange is famous for her depiction of Dust Bowl America during the Great Depression; her famous photo, Migrant Mother , is an icon of the 20th century. Monticello town sign. | Photo by Dorothea Lange Charles Ryan’s younger daughter at the Ryan ranch, Berryessa Valley. | Photo by Pirkle Jones The photos of Monticello were taken from 1956 to 1957. California had boomed in the preceding two decades; the population more than doubled.…