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30 lis 2016 · These Dust Bowl pictures from the 1930s reveal both the vast scope and total despair of the worst ecological disaster in American history.
Go through the photographs of the young photographer named Arthur Rothstein about the Dust Bowl in April 1936.
26 paź 2023 · The Dust Bowl was a period in the 1930s when the southern plains of the United States suffered from a severe drought, leading to intense dust storms. These dust storms, caused by strong winds,...
8 maj 2020 · By: Sarah Pruitt. Published: May 8, 2020. copy page link. Print Page. From the New York Public Library. It’s one of the most iconic photos in American history. A woman in ragged clothing...
Dust Bowl in Images: Storytelling in Pictures. Objective: Students will learn conditions of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression and will consider storytelling and persuasion in images.
The worst drought (lack of rain) in U.S. history hit the southern Great Plains in the 1930s. High winds stirred up the dry soil. This caused huge dust storms that ruined farmland. The affected region came to be known as the Dust Bowl.
The Dust Bowl. Beginning in 1934, states in the Great Plains were hit with severe drought, causing soil erosion and creating a series of massive dust storms. Combined with the financial crisis of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl uprooted thousands of small farmers, many of whom headed west in search of a better life.
