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[Snow fence which caught drifting sands and soil, Oklahoma] – Vintage Wall Art

[Snow fence which caught drifting sands and soil, Oklahoma], [1934 or 1935] — historic photograph
[Snow fence which caught drifting sands and soil, Oklahoma], [1934 or 1935]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A fence of slatted snow fencing stands against drifting sand and loose topsoil in Oklahoma, a scene that shows how the plains were being reshaped in the mid-1930s. The Dust Bowl drought and years of plowed, unprotected grassland had turned the region's soil into dust that wind carried for hundreds of miles. Federal soil conservation crews adopted simple barriers like this one, borrowed from northern winter practice, to slow the wind, trap sediment, and give vegetation a chance to take hold. Photographs like this one documented those early erosion-control efforts.

Created / published[1934 or 1935]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1940.
SubjectsFences--Oklahoma--1930-1940. Erosion protection works--Oklahoma--1930-1940. Soil conservation--Oklahoma--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,226 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180830

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