Tenant Farmers Wife and Children Chatham County 1939

In July 1939, a wife of a tenant farmer in Chatham County, North Carolina, stands with two of her six children. The image illustrates the realities of rural life, where children often did not attend school due to economic demands. This photograph is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, documenting the experiences of farming families during the Great Depression.

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