Sharecroppers Privy New Madrid County Missouri 1938

Sharecroppers privy stands in New Madrid County, Missouri, in May 1938. This image illustrates the agricultural structures commonly found on Southeast Missouri farms. Sharecropping facilitated tenant farming, allowing families to work land owned by others. The FSA/OWI Collection serves as a historical record of rural life in the United States during this era.

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