Food Storage Plant Workers New Madrid County 1938

In May 1938, a food storage plant in New Madrid County, Southeast Missouri, employs workers engaged in placing precut rafters into a jig for truss construction. This operation illustrates the agricultural infrastructure used to support food preservation and distribution. The Farm Security Administration documented such practices to promote agricultural resilience in the U.S.

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