Shantytown Shack Interior Spencer Iowa December 1936

The interior of a shack in Shantytown, Spencer, Iowa, reveals the stark realities of life during the Great Depression. Taken in December 1936, this image is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which documents the struggles of American families. Shantytowns emerged as makeshift camps for those displaced by economic hardship.

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