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Approaching dust storm

View of an approaching dust storm somewhere on the southern Plains. The photograph was taken by Frank D. ("Pop") Conard, a well known photographer in Garden City, Kansas. Dust storms, such as this one, rolled over the the southern Great Plains from 1932-1936, removing top soil from agricultural lands and prompting important changes in agricultural practice.

Date: 1935
Creator: Conard, Frank Durnell, 1884-1966

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This source works in tandem with other photographs depicting dust storms, as well as written accounts of dust storms that have been selected for this standard.

KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl Experiences (2005)

Item Number: 278
Call Number: QC.9 STO.D .1935c *9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 278

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