Stovall Studio #8 - Rolling dust clouds , 1935

Item

Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- item 388

Staff Only

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From the Class: 10 Cubic Feet

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Biographical / Historical

Stovall Studio was located in Dodge City, Kansas

General

Front: Rolling Dust Clouds Stovall Studio Dodge City, Kansas #8

Back: the Dust Storms that originated in the six states just East of the rocky Mountains in the Spring of 1935 were caused by a four year drought in that section which made the ground so dry that the Spring winds easily caused the dust to raise. Feb 21. The first storm appeared like a rolling cloud from the north and all big storms come the same way which caused almost total darkness. The air was saturated with dust over two miles high. During such storms visibility was reduced to only a very few feet. Other days, when the wind was in different directions, the visibility was one block one-fourth mile. Large drifts of dust form on days wind was moved away when the wind changed. Tons of dust was taken out when the wind changed. Tons of dust was taken out of buildings, the amount varied as to condition of the buildings. A photo postal by Stovall Studio, Dodge City, Kan. Copyrighted 1935.