The Plow that Broke the Plains
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A steam-powered tractor pulls a harrow on the open plains of Colorado. The mechanization of farming contributed significantly to the environmental catastrophe of the dust bowl in the mid-1930s.
Location
Eastern Colorado
Date
1900-20
Copyright Notes
Courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History/Genealogy Department
Image identification # MCC-882
Image identification # MCC-882