Dust Bowl Farmer in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, April 1936

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Courtesy of Library of Congress, Rothstein, Arthur, "Dust bowl farmer raising fence to keep it from being buried under drifting sand. Cimarron County, Oklahoma," April 1936

Description 

This photograph shows a Dust Bowl farmer raising his fence to keep it from being buried under drifting sand in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.

Source-Dependent Questions

• How is this farmer adapting to the environmental changes of the Dust Bowl?
• What would be the importance of a farmer having a fence?

Citation Information 

Rothstein, Arthur, "Dust bowl farmer raising fence to keep it from being buried under drifting sand. Cimarron County, Oklahoma," April 1936. Courtesy of Library of Congress