Sharecropper Privy New Madrid County Missouri May 1938

The interior of a sharecropper privy in New Madrid County, Missouri, illustrates the living conditions faced by agricultural laborers during the Great Depression. Captured in May 1938, this image reveals the basic sanitation facilities that existed in rural areas. Sharecropping was a common practice in Southeast Missouri, impacting many families’ livelihoods.

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