Postcard of the Mesa County Bank and Weather Bureau office at Grand Junction, Colorado.

Postcard of the United States Weather Bureau buildings and tavern at the summit of Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California.

Postcard of the U.S. Weather Bureau Building at Northfield, Vermont.

Postcard of the U.S. Weather Bureau kiosk at San Diego, California.

Dust and sand heaped up against fence windbreak. "Local drifting began almost imperceptibly and finally merged with regional blowing."Prior to the 1930's there had been a number of episodes of dust storms occurring in the Dust Bowl area. In: "Erosion and Its Control in Oklahoma Territory," Angus H. McDonald, Misc. Publication No. 301, Department of Agriculture. 1938. Figure 2. S21.A46.

A ranch house in South Dakota saved from burial by a wooden fence. Drifting material was primarily a relatively heavy clay, not sand. In: "Soil Blowing and Dust Storms," Charles E. Kellogg, Miscellaneous Publication No. 221, U.S. Department of Agriculture. March 1935.

Caption: "Dust Over Dakota." A forlorn farmer leans into a dust storm. In: "To Hold This Soil", Russell Lord, 1938. Miscellaneous Publication No. 321, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Caption: "A Blown-Out Field in South Dakota." A farm blown away during the Dust Bowl years. In: "To Hold This Soil", Russell Lord, 1938. Miscellaneous Publication No. 321, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Approaching dust storm in South Dakota. In: "Monthly Weather Review," February 1935, p. 54.

Approaching dust storm in South Dakota. In: "Monthly Weather Review," February 1935, p. 54.

Dust buried farms and equipment, killed livestock, and caused human death and misery during the height of the Dust Bowl years. In: "Monthly Weather Review," June 1936, p.196.

Dust buried farms and equipment, killed livestock, and caused human death and misery during the height of the Dust Bowl years. In: "Monthly Weather Review," June 1936, p.196.

Aerial view of the beginning of a dust storm over the prairie lands east of Denver. Northerly winds are removing topsoil and then the clouds of dust were raised as high as 16,000 feet by colliding southerly winds. Prevailing west winds then carried some of the dust as far east as the Atlantic coast. In: "Monthly Weather Review," June 1936, p. 197.

Sandstorm approaching Big Spring. This storm was a forerunner of the great dust storms of the Dust Bowl years. In: "Monthly Weather Rebiew," January 1931 , p. 30.

Caption: "Dust Over Texas." Huge boiling masses of dust that blocked out the sun were common sights in Texas during the Dust Bowl years. In: "To Hold This Soil", Russell Lord, 1938. Miscellaneous Publication No. 321, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The remains of a cornfield after grasshoppers had completed the destruction begun by drought. 90% of crops surviving the drought were destroyed by grasshoppers in an 11,000 square mile area. In: "The Drought of 1931-1932 in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington," The American Red Cross, 1932.

An approaching dust storm somewhere in Kansas, 1935. In: "Effect of Dust Storms on Health," U. S. Public Health Service, Reprint No,. 1707 from the Public Health Reports, Vol. 50, no. 40, October 4, 1935.

A wall of dust approaching a Kansas town. In: "Effect of Dust Storms on Health," U. S. Public Health Service, Reprint No,. 1707 from the Public Health Reports, Vol. 50, no. 40, October 4, 1935.

Photo # 2 of sequence. Garden City approximately 15 minutes later after dust storm blotted out the sun. Street lights are on allowing orientation of picture . In: "Effect of Dust Storms on Health," U. S. Public Health Service, Reprint No,. 1707 from the Public Health Reports, Vol. 50, no. 40, October 4, 1935.

Photo # 1 of sequence. Garden City at 5:15 p.m. Note street lights and compare to photo 2 to orient picture. In: "Effect of Dust Storms on Health," U. S. Public Health Service, Reprint No,. 1707 from the Public Health Reports, Vol. 50, no. 40, October 4, 1935.

Drifting dust burying farm abandoned farm equipment. In: "Effect of Dust Storms on Health," U. S. Public Health Service, Reprint No,. 1707 from the Public Health Reports, Vol. 50, no. 40, October 4, 1935.

Drifting dust burying farm abandoned farm equipment. In: "Effect of Dust Storms on Health," U. S. Public Health Service, Reprint No,. 1707 from the Public Health Reports, Vol. 50, no. 40, October 4, 1935.

A Civilian Conservation Corps enrollee planting trees for a windbreak to stop erosion. In: "The Soil Conservation Service," D. Harper Simms, 1970. Praeger Library of U. S. Government Departments and Agencies.

Caption: "Manhandled Land - fertile soil goes off by carload lots." A common site during the Dust Bowl. The erosion in this picture was more an effect of poor farming practice than drought though. In: "To Hold This Soil", Russell Lord, 1938. Miscellaneous Publication No. 321, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Caption: "Dust." Dust covers a fence line in the American Midwest during the Dust Bowl years. In: "To Hold This Soil", Russell Lord, 1938. Miscellaneous Publication No. 321, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A dust storm approaching Spearman. In: "Monthly Weather Review," Volume 63, April 1935, p. 148.

"Measuring the dust in the air" a thousand feet above the earth with an Owens dust-counter from an open cock-pit aircraft. In: "The Realm of the Air" by Charles F. Talman, 1931. Library Call Number Library Call Number M/0030 T151r.

The field force at Vicksburg, Mississippi Front row left to right - A. B. Nichols and H.E. Wilkinson Back row left to right - G.E. Bolls, J.H. Powell, Charles D. Reed

Dr. Carl Gustav Rossby with a rotating tank Tank used for studies of atmospheric motion

Walter James Bennett, 1879-1952. Walter Bennett began his Weather Bureau career in 1900 near San Francisco, California. He spent the final 17 years of his career as Meteorologist-in-Charge of the Jacksonville, Florida, office until retirement in 1949. His son, Charles E. Bennett, was born in the Weather Burea u office in Canton, NY, and served 44 years as a Florida Congressman.

Unidentified personnel happy with the results of the day's weather map

Unidentified office personnel hard at work

Wilson Bentley, the snowflake man, shown with his camera apparatus for photographing snowflakes. Mr. Bentley was a Vermont farmer who photographed snowflakes as a hobby.

Mr. William C. Harris, cooperative observer at Dover, New Jersey, since March 1, 1885, photographed in November 1935. Mr. Harris was 72 years old. In: "Monthly Weather Review," November 1935, p. 314.

Mr. Elwood Kirkwood, cooperative observer at Mauzy, Indiana, since January 1, 1881, photographed in November 1935. Mr. Kirkwood was 78 years old. In: "Monthly Weather Review," November 1935, p. 314.

Mr. Edward L. Redfern, cooperative observer at Taunton, Massachusetts, since June 17, 1885, photographed in November 1935. Mr. Redfern was 86 years old. In: "Monthly Weather Review," November 1935, p. 314.

Miss Annette Koch, cooperative observer at Pearlington, Mississippi, since early 1890's, photographed in November 1935. In keeping with chivalry, no mention of Miss Koch's age. In: "Monthly Weather Review," November 1935, p. 314.

Miss Louisa B. Knapp, cooperative observer at Plymouth, Massachusetts, for 49 years, photographed in November 1935. In keeping with chivalry, no mention of Miss Knapp's age. In: "Monthly Weather Review," November 1935, p. 314.

Miss Alice B. Scudder, cooperative observer at Moxee, Washington, since March 11, 1892, photographed in November 1935. In keeping with chivalry, no mention of Miss Knapp's age. In: "Monthly Weather Review," November 1935, p. 314.

A family that was late in making its escape from the flood.

The Big Four railroad station wrecked by the flood.

Army relief wagons waiting to be unloaded somewhere in Ohio.

People going through the streets in boats in Birmingham, Ohio(?)

Flooding along the Hudson with buildings torn off their foundations floating down the river.

The business section of Dayton with buildings destroyed by both flood and fire.

A trolley car at Dayton swept three blocks by the flood and overturned.

Flooding at Dayton along the Miami River.

Flooding at Dayton from the Miami River.

Pulling a boat through the streets of Dayton to bring to deep water for rescue work.

State militia guarding supplies for the sick and homeless of the Dayton sufferers.