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Farmers had to shovel dust from implements and uncover food for livestock. The dust began to blow in 1933 and for four years western Kansas was a part of the "dust bowl". On March 15, 1935, referred to as "black Friday," a tremendous dust storm hit western Kansas.
Date: Between 1930 and 1939
Item Number: 209145
Call Number: QC.9 STO.D .1935c *15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209145
Agriculture - Family farming
Built Environment - Function - Agriculture/Subsistence - Agricultural Outbuilding - Fences
Built Environment - Function - Agriculture/Subsistence - Agricultural Outbuilding - Windmills
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Dust Storms
Date - 1930s
Environment - Weather - Storms - Dust
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Photographs
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