A mother hiding her face as she puts her children on sale

Place: Hammond, USA

• Mother: Lucille Chalifoux
• Situation: Severe poverty; husband left
• She was pregnant at the time
• Sign read: “4 Children For Sale – Inquire Within”
• Photo spread by press nationwide
• Children taken by different families
• Later reports: some faced harsh upbringing
• Became symbol of post-WWII poverty in America