“Houses were shut tight, and cloth wedged around doors and windows, but the dust came in so thinly that it could not be seen in the air, and it settled like pollen on the chairs and tables, on the dishes.”
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“The Grapes of Wrath” by Nobel-Prize winning author John Steinbeck
Dust storm in Rolla, Kansas. May 6, 1935. The photo was sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt along with the note, “Dear Mr. Roosevelt, darkness came when it hit us.” 64 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM
