Front:
Sun
anril 14,1935
a Dust Cloud Rollung Over he Prairjes
Stovall Studio Dodge City, Hansa s
Back:
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A G F A
S STALIPS
The Dust Storms that originated in the six
states just East of the of the Rocky Mountains
in the Spring of 1935 were caused by a four year
drouth in ihat section which made the ground so
dry that the Spring winds easily caused the dust
to raise. Feb. 21, the first storm appeared like a
rolling cloud from the north and alî big storms
come the same way na satu, caused almost total
darkness, The air was
two miles high. During such storms visibility
was reduced to only a very few feet. Other days,
when the wind was in different directions, the
visibility was one block to one-fourth mile, Large
drifts of dust from one days wind was moved å-
way when the wind changed. Tons of dust was
taken out of buildings, the amount varied as to
condition of the buildings. A Photo Postal by
STOVALL STUDIO, Dodge City, Kan,
Copyrighted 1935
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