Woman Preparing Gravy in Sharecropper Cabin May 1938

In a Southeast Missouri sharecropper cabin, a woman prepares gravy in a modest kitchen. In May 1938, Russell Lee captured the realities of agricultural life in New Madrid County, where many families relied on farming for sustenance. Sharecropping was a common practice, emphasizing the hard work and resilience of rural communities in that period.

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