Measuring the velocity of the wind at the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Dodge City, Kansas. Weather predictions are highly important to the dust bowl farmer

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Title
Measuring the velocity of the wind at the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Dodge City, Kansas. Weather predictions are highly important to the dust bowl farmer
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Rothstein, Arthur

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1935
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 001870-E
Topics
Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939
Weather forecasting
Dodge City (Kan.)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Title and date from inscription on verso. Not in LC.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 7 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (19.5 x 19.7 cm)
Resettlement Administration, Picture Collection, and Injury Noted stamps, manuscript Resettlement Administration number and caption on verso. Picture Collection stamp and manuscript caption on recto.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 25666
TMS Object Number: 001870-E
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0085550-c5da-012f-2325-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1935: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Measuring the velocity of the wind at the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Dodge City, Kansas. Weather predictions are highly important to the dust bowl farmer" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-93bc-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Measuring the velocity of the wind at the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Dodge City, Kansas. Weather predictions are highly important to the dust bowl farmer" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-93bc-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1935). Measuring the velocity of the wind at the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Dodge City, Kansas. Weather predictions are highly important to the dust bowl farmer Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ba309cea-93bc-4288-e040-e00a18066c61

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Measuring the velocity of the wind at the U.S. Weather Bureau station at Dodge City, Kansas. Weather predictions are highly important to the dust bowl farmer