Young Boy in Sharecropper Shack Southeast Missouri 1938

A young boy sits in the bedroom of a sharecroppers shack in New Madrid County, Southeast Missouri. Taken in May 1938, this image illustrates the living conditions faced by families during the Great Depression. The photograph is part of the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection from 1944. Sharecropping was a common agricultural practice in the region.

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