"Black Roller". A "black roller" dust storm swirls down on a ranch yard near Boise City, Okla., in 1935. In the Dust Bowl years from 1934 through 1938 there were 263 such dust storms recorded in Texas and Oklahoma alone. Some areas lost as much as a foot of top soil to the winds.

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"Black Roller". A "black roller" dust storm swirls down on a ranch yard near Boise City, Okla., in 1935. In the Dust Bowl years from 1934 through 1938 there were 263 such dust storms recorded in Texas and Oklahoma alone. Some areas lost as much as a foot of top soil to the winds.

[ca. June 1971]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Weather: Drought: Wire Photos

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