Max Sparks Child in Doorway of Shack Home 1937

In May 1937, Max Sparks youngest child stands in the doorway of their modest shack home near Long Lake, Wisconsin. The child, identified as a deaf mute, represents the challenges faced by families in rural America during this era. The photograph is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which documents housing conditions on cut-over land in Wisconsin.

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