Corn Field in Drought near Hillsboro, North Carolina, September 1939

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Wolcott, Marion P., "Corn field showing topped and untopped cornstallks. About six miles north of Hillsboro on Highway 14, Orange County, North Carolina. See general notes on subregion," September 1939

Description

This photo shows a corn crop that is dying because of a drought - lack of rain - in Hillsboro, North Carolina. 

Source-Dependent Questions

• What is the story? What evidence from the picture are you using to imagine what their story might be?
• What signs of scarcity do you notice?
• Compare this photo with this photo. What is the same? What is different?

Citation Information 

Wolcott, Marion P., "Corn field showing topped and untopped cornstallks. About six miles north of Hillsboro on Highway 14, Orange County, North Carolina. See general notes on subregion," September 1939. Courtesy of Library of Congress