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In this photograph, Red Cross volunteers in Liberal, Seward County, have donned gas masks to protect their lungs from blowing dust. The photograph was taken in front of the Red Cross building in Liberal, Kansas.

Date: 1935

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This provides students with a visual of how Kansans dealt with dust storms; it can be grouped with a variety of sources.

KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl Experiences (2005)

Item Number: 210018
Call Number: FK2.S4 L.4 D.1935 *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210018

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