Vintage 1938 Interior of Privy New Madrid County Missouri

The interior of a privy appears in this vintage image from May 1938, set in Southeast Missouri Farms, New Madrid County. It is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which recorded rural life during the Great Depression. Privies were common in rural areas, serving as basic sanitation facilities before indoor plumbing became widespread.

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