Wife of Tenant Farmer Cutting Ham in Mississippi 1939

A tenant farmers wife cuts ham in a smokehouse near Pace, Mississippi. This scene illustrates agricultural practices in Bolivar County during the late 1930s. In January 1939, the Sunflower Plantation FSA project aimed to improve the lives of tenant farmers by documenting and supporting their work in the region.

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