Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Dust Storms Again Plague the Southwest. Drifting top soil from the plains almost cover these railroad tracks after the first dust storms of 1938 in the Southwest. Authorities feared other storms would occur throughout the winter and spring because the soil was so pulverized after the droughts of the last few years.
Dust Storms Again Plague the Southwest. Drifting top soil from the plains almost cover these railroad tracks after the first dust storms of 1938 in the Southwest. Authorities feared other storms would occur throughout the winter and spring because the soil was so pulverized after the droughts of the last few years.
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Dust Storms Again Plague the Southwest. Drifting top soil from the plains almost cover these railroad tracks after the first dust storms of 1938 in the Southwest. Authorities feared other storms would occur throughout the winter and spring because the soil was so pulverized after the droughts of the last few years.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. February 1938]

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

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