Mr. Shoenfeldt with Watermelon from Tile Garden 1939

Mr. Shoenfeldt stands with a watermelon from his tile garden, essential to the Farm Security Administrations subsistence farm program. In August 1939, this image represents agricultural efforts in Sheridan County, Kansas. Tile gardens allowed farmers to grow vital produce, helping Shoenfeldt thrive amid the crop failures affecting his neighbors.

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