Vintage 1937 Image of Mississippi Plantation Tenant

In June-July 1937, a former tenant on a plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi earns a daily wage of one dollar. In 1936, he worked around 190 days. This image is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, which documents rural life in Coahoma County during the Great Depression, providing insight into the economic conditions of the time.

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