The Tragic Story Behind The Infamous ‘4 Children For Sale’ Photograph
In 1948, a photo was published of a Chicago woman apparently selling her children — and then she followed through with it. Here’s what happened to the kids afterward. In one of perhaps the most distressing and shocking images ever captured of twentieth - century America , a young mother hide her head in shame as her four children huddle together , perplexed looks on their fount . At the head of the photograph , in large , sheer letters , a preindication take , “ 4 Children For Sale , Inquire Within ....