1200 | |
Postcard of the Mesa County Bank and Weather Bureau office at Grand Junction, Colorado. |
Grand Junction, Colorado 1900 Circa |
1201 | |
Postcard of the United States Weather Bureau buildings and tavern at the summit of Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California. |
Mt. Tamalpais, California 1906 Circa |
1202 | |
Postcard of the U.S. Weather Bureau Building at Northfield, Vermont. |
Northfield, Vermont 1900 Circa |
1203 | |
Postcard of the U.S. Weather Bureau kiosk at San Diego, California. |
San Diego, California 1910 Circa |
1204 | |
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. |
Oklahoma 1935 Circa |
1205 | |
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. |
South Dakota 1934 Circa |
1206 | |
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. |
Great Plains, United States 1935 Circa |
1207 | |
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. |
Great Plains, United States 1935 Circa |
1208 | |
Approaching dust storm in South Dakota. In: "Monthly Weather Review," February 1935, p. 54. |
Near Watertown, South Dakota 1934 April |
1209 | |
Approaching dust storm in South Dakota. In: "Monthly Weather Review," February 1935, p. 54. |
Near Watertown, South Dakota 1934 April |
1210 | |
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. |
Great Plains, United States 1935 Circa |
1211 | |
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. |
Great Plains, United States 1935 Circa |
1212 | |
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. |
Great Plains, United States 1935 Circa |
1213 | |
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. |
Big Spring, Texas 1930 September 14 |
1214 | |
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. |
Texas 1935 Circa |
1215 | |
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. |
South Dakota 1931 Summer |
1216 | |
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. |
Kansas 1935 |
1217 | |
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. |
Kansas 1935 |
1218 | |
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. |
Kansas 1935 |
1219 | |
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. |
Kansas 1935 |
1220 | |
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. |
Kansas 1935 |
1221 | |
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. |
Kansas 1935 |
1222 | |
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. |
United States 1935 Circa |
1223 | |
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. |
|
1224 | |
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. |
|
1225 | |
A dust storm approaching Spearman. In: "Monthly Weather Review," Volume 63, April 1935, p. 148. |
Texas, Spearman 1935 April 14 |
1226 | |
"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. |
|
1227 | |
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 |
Vicksburg, Mississippi October, 1899 |
1228 | |
Dr. Carl Gustav Rossby with a rotating tank Tank used for studies of atmospheric motion |
1926-1927 |
1229 | |
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. |
1910 Ca. |
1230 | |
Unidentified personnel happy with the results of the day's weather map |
1950 Ca. |
1231 | |
Unidentified office personnel hard at work |
1910 Ca. |
1232 | |
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. |
|
1233 | |
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. |
|
1234 | |
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. |
|
1235 | |
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. |
|
1236 | |
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. |
|
1237 | |
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. |
|
1238 | |
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. |
|
1239 | |
A family that was late in making its escape from the flood. |
Columbus, Ohio |
1240 | |
The Big Four railroad station wrecked by the flood. |
Dayton, Ohio |
1241 | |
Army relief wagons waiting to be unloaded somewhere in Ohio. |
Ohio 1913 early Spring |
1242 | |
People going through the streets in boats in Birmingham, Ohio(?) |
Birmingham, Ohio (?) 1913 early Spring |
1243 | |
Flooding along the Hudson with buildings torn off their foundations floating down the river. |
Watervliet, New York 1913 early Spring |
1244 | |
The business section of Dayton with buildings destroyed by both flood and fire. |
Dayton, Ohio 1913 early Spring |
1245 | |
A trolley car at Dayton swept three blocks by the flood and overturned. |
Dayton, Ohio 1913 early Spring |
1246 | |
Flooding at Dayton along the Miami River. |
Dayton, Ohio 1913 early Spring |
1247 | |
Flooding at Dayton from the Miami River. |
Dayton (?), Ohio 1913 early Spring |
1248 | |
Pulling a boat through the streets of Dayton to bring to deep water for rescue work. |
Dayton (?), Ohio 1913 early Spring |
1249 | |
State militia guarding supplies for the sick and homeless of the Dayton sufferers. |
Dayton, Ohio 1913 early Spring |