This photograph shows the effects of dust storms on a farm on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl.
Farm Inundated with Sand from Soil Erosion
- 1930s
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.
National Archives Identifier: 148741889
Full Citation: Photograph 16-H-6-CEN-179; Farm Inundated with Sand from Soil Erosion – Dust Bowl Era 1930s; 1930s; Photos from the “Changing Faces of Our Land” Exhibit; Photographs of Historic Images Related to Agricultural Activity, 1/1/1980 – 12/31/2005; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, Record Group 16; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/dust-bowl-farm/, February 27, 2026]
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