Sharecropping Collection

Sharecrop farm, Gaffney, South Carolina, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecrop farm, Gaffney, South Carolina. In 1936 he raised seven bales on thirteen acres, half of which went to his landlord

Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains, Greene County, Ga. 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains, Greene County, Ga

Wife and child of... sharecropper... Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Wife and child of young sharecropper in cornfield beside house. Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina

Young sharecropper and his first child, Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young sharecropper and his first child. Hillside Farm. Person County, North Carolina

White owner topping tobacco plant, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
White owner topping tobacco plant. Person County, North Carolina

Possibly: Young sharecropper and his first child, Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina
[Untitled, possibly related to: Young sharecropper and his first child. Hillside Farm. Person County, North Carolina]

White sharecropper and wage laborer priming tobacco early... Granville County, North Carolina
White sharecropper and wage laborer priming tobacco early in the morning. Granville County, North Carolina

White sharecropper, Mr. Taylor, has just finished priming... Granville County, North Carolina
White sharecropper, Mr. Taylor, has just finished priming this field of tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina

Possibly: White sharecropper, Mr. Taylor, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: White sharecropper, Mr. Taylor, has just finished priming this field of tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina]

Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ten year old son of tobacco sharecropper can do a " hands work" at tobacco harvest time. Granville County, North Carolina

Owners daughter topping tobacco, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Owners daughter topping tobacco. She has a patch of her own of about 1000 hills from which she will be given the proceeds

White sharecropper priming tobacco early in the morning, Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
White sharecropper priming tobacco early in the morning. Shoofly, North Carolina

Tobacco field in early morning where white sharecropper... Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tobacco field in early morning where white sharecropper and wage laborer are priming tobacco. Shoofly, North Carolina

Son of sharecropper... hanging up strung tobacco inside barn, Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Son of sharecropper and sub tenant hanging up strung tobacco inside barn. Shoofly, North Carolina

Possibly: Son of sharecropper... hanging up strung tobacco... Shoofly, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Son of sharecropper and sub tenant hanging up strung tobacco inside barn. Shoofly, North Carolina]

Zollie Lyons and son worming tobacco, Wake County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Zollie Lyons and son worming tobacco. Wake County, North Carolina

Grandchild of Zollie Lyons, tobacco sharecropper, Wake County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandchild of Zollie Lyons, tobacco sharecropper. Wake County, North Carolina

Grandchildren of tobacco sharecropper down at barns, Wake County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grandchildren of tobacco sharecropper down at barns. Note construction of tobacco sleds which have just been repaired by Zollie Lyons

Possibly: Grandchildren of tobacco sharecropper down at barns, Wake County, North Carolina, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Grandchildren of tobacco sharecropper down at barns. Note construction of tobacco sleds which have just been repaired by Zollie Lyons

Tenant farm rental sign, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Tenant farm rental sign, Alabama. [ Lunch Room - For Rent: One Horse Farms; Two Horse Farms; 1 House & Filling Station; See Mrs Tipton... ]

Mr. Whitfield, tobacco sharecropper, with baby on front porch, North Carolina, Person County, 1939
Mr. Whitfield, tobacco sharecropper, with baby on front porch. North Carolina, Person County

Cotton farmer
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: African-American farmer standing in cart filled with cotton drawn by mules, Louisiana. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Evicted sharecropper farmers, 1939 C014 / 0519
Evicted sharecropper farmers. Tents and vehicles of sharecroppers that have been evicted from farms in Missouri, USA, in January 1939

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"Captured Moments: The Harsh Reality in 1930s America" In the heart of Georgia, under the scorching sun, sharecroppers toil away on rented land, their hands tirelessly chopping cotton for survival. (Chopping cotton on rented land near White Plains, Greene County, Ga. 1941) A wife and child stand beside a weary sharecropper at Hillside Farm in North Carolina - a poignant reminder of the hardships faced by families trapped in the cycle of sharecropping. (Wife and child of. . sharecropper. . Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939) A young sharecropper cradles his firstborn child at Hillside Farm - an innocent life born into a world where hope is overshadowed by poverty and uncertainty. (Young sharecropper and his first child, Hillside Farm, Person County, North Carolina, 1939) Behind every successful tobacco plantation stands a white owner topping plants with ease while African American laborers endure backbreaking work beneath them in Person County's fields. (White owner topping tobacco plant, Person County, North Carolina, 1939) With determination etched onto his face and holding his newborn close to his chest; this young sharecropper dreams of providing a better future for his family amidst the struggles they face daily at Hillside Farm. (Possibly: Young sharecropper and his first child, Hillside Farm, Person county, North carolina, 1939 Creator:Dorothea Lange ) White or black, the burdens are shared equally as both races find themselves working side by side priming tobacco early morning hours in Granville county. (White shareropperand wage labourer priming tobacco early. . Granville country, North carolina, 1939 Creator:Dorothea Lange )