"This haunting photograph from 1936 captures a penny auction at a foreclosed farm in Michigan — one of the most defiant and ingenious acts of resistance to emerge during the Great Depression. When banks repossessed farms after families fell behind on their mortgages, local communities often
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"This haunting photograph from 1936 captures a penny auction at a foreclosed farm in Michigan — one of the most defiant and ingenious acts of resistance to emerge during the Great Depression. When banks repossessed farms after families fell behind on their mortgages, local communities often