Western Drought Area -- This is not a closeup of the canals of Mars viewed through a telescope. It's the pattern cracked out of the mud bottom of what was once a water hole.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Western Drought Area -- This is not a closeup of the canals of Mars viewed through a telescope. It's the pattern cracked out of the mud bottom of what was once a water hole.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. August 1936]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Depression Era: U.S.

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