1936 Rural Iowa Family on Crop Share Farm

A vintage image captures a family in December 1936 at their ninety-acre farm in Iowa. William Helmke, his wife, and their baby stand before a one-room shack. The farm operated under a crop share lease by a lawyer. This photograph provides insight into rural life during the Great Depression and is part of the FSA/OWI Collection.

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