1938 Sharecropper Farm in Southeast Missouri

A sharecropper farm in Southeast Missouri appears in an image created in May 1938. Located in New Madrid County, the scene features a building with a bell. The photograph is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which documents rural American life. The sharecropping system was common in the South, revealing the economic challenges faced by farmers during the Great Depression.

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