[Midland Sandstorm, 1894]

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Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland on February 20, 1894. The sandstorm, dozens of feet tall, lays behind the small town, which consists only of several houses, water towers, and windmills. Two people walk between openings in a fence along a dirt path at right.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm.

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Symonds, H. G. February 20, 1894.

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Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland on February 20, 1894. The sandstorm, dozens of feet tall, lays behind the small town, which consists only of several houses, water towers, and windmills. Two people walk between openings in a fence along a dirt path at right.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • February 20, 1894

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  • April 17, 2024, 12:48 p.m.

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Symonds, H. G. [Midland Sandstorm, 1894], photograph, February 20, 1894; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1637179/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Midland Historical Society.

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