Sharecropper Family on Cabin Porch New Madrid County 1938

A sharecropper family sits on the front porch of a cabin in New Madrid County, Southeast Missouri, in May 1938. This image belongs to the Farm Security Administration collection, which recorded rural life and agricultural practices during the Great Depression. Sharecropping was a common agricultural method in the South, providing many families a means of livelihood.

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