Sharecropper Home New Madrid County Missouri 1938

A sharecropper home stands in New Madrid County, Missouri in May 1938. This image serves as a record of rural life during the Great Depression. Sharecropping, a system where farmers worked land owned by others for a share of the crop, was common in the South. It significantly influenced agricultural practices and family dynamics in the region.

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