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Heavy Black Clouds of Dust Over Texas Panhandle, March 1936

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The image shows a very heavy black cloud of dust behind a single car that is driving on a country road.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Rothstein, Arthur, "Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas," March 1936

Description 

This photograph by Arthur Rothstein in 1936 shows a very heavy black cloud of dust behind a single car that is driving on a country road. The image was taken in the "Texas panhandle," with is the straight and narrow top part of the state bordering Oklahoma and New Mexico. 

Source-Dependent Questions

  • Using evidence from this photo, at what time of day was this image taken?
  • Thinking about Flora Robertson's interview about dust storms in Oklahoma, describe what the people in this car and any homes in the area were about to endure as this dust storm came through.

Citation Information 

Rothstein, Arthur, "Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas," March 1936. Courtesy of Library of Congress