Dust Clouds Swoop Low. April winds whirled dust clouds across Denver and out onto the eastern plains again today. This view was made on the Valley Highway at the northwest edge of Denver. Thick curtains of flying dirt cut visibility to a hazardous minimum on highways east and southeast of here.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Dust Clouds Swoop Low. April winds whirled dust clouds across Denver and out onto the eastern plains again today. This view was made on the Valley Highway at the northwest edge of Denver. Thick curtains of flying dirt cut visibility to a hazardous minimum on highways east and southeast of here.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1955]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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

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