Texas Farm, Dust Bowl Devastation, 1938

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Texas Farm, Dust Bowl Devastation, 1938

A photo of an abandoned farm during the Dust Bowl in the Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas in June of 1938. The photo was taken by Dorothea Lange, who documented the Dust Bowl for the Farm Security Administration.

Date & Place: June 1938 in Dalhart, Coldwater County, Texas United States of America

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