Union Station During a Dust Storm

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Dust Bowl period photograph of Union Station during a dust storm on March 20, 1935. This vantage point faces west towards Union Station from just east of Main Street. The caption reads, "Kansas City, March 20.-This is the way the Union station really appeared Wednesday afternoon as sand and earth from Kansas and other states fogged the air in a terrific dust storm. Visibility was clouded to an altitude of 15,000 feet."

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March 20th 1935
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30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO
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Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
KCMA-PC1-396-0001
Digital Object Identifier: 
KCMA-PC1-396-0001
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