Child Playing Primitive Instrument Southeast Missouri Farms 1938

A child from a former sharecropper family plays a handmade musical instrument in Southeast Missouri Farms. The instrument, created by stretching wire between nails, resembles a violin. This image, taken in May 1938, provides insight into the lives of rural families during the Great Depression and their resourcefulness in creating music.

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