Wives Preparing Chickens at Harry Madsen Farm 1936

This vintage image captures a scene from December 1936 at the Harry Madsen farm near Dickens, Iowa. The farm, spanning 360 acres, was owner-operated. The wives of the farm owner and a hired hand prepared chickens in a cellar for canning, with market prices recorded at six cents per pound. This photograph is part of the FSA/OWI Collection.

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