Outhouse in Spencer Iowa Shantytown December 1936

An outhouse stands in a shantytown in Spencer, Iowa, representing the living conditions of the Great Depression. Captured in December 1936, this image is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which documented rural life in the United States. Shantytowns often provided temporary shelter for those displaced by economic hardships.

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