My dustbowl padlet by Kingston Lipsey

klipsey3 — 2025-01-27 23:02:27 UTC

This political cartoon illustrates the grueling, and dry conditions of the dustbowl. The Dust flying behind the farmer and his plow doesn't just demonstrate the literal dust, it demonstrates the human impact on our environment. This image also illustrates the need for sustainable agricultural practices, not just back then but today.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-27 23:07:25 UTC

It is a black and white picture of a car driving towards the camera with a large dust storm behind it. The way the storm is following the car makes it seem like it is chasing it adding a feeling like the storm is coming.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-27 23:12:28 UTC

in this painting the muted colors and heavy brushstrokes bring an overwhelming sense desolation and suffocation. everything is swallowed by sand symbolizing both the physical and emotional toll of the environmental disaster.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 01:05:14 UTC

Thus infographic depicts the Dustbowl's affect on different regions. One area where major damage was suffered was in the Dakota region where 100000 acres of damage occurred.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 01:41:30 UTC

This somber poem, speaking of the terrible affect humans have had on the environment. The poem describes the way the writer misses the rain.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 01:58:09 UTC

A brief description of the dustbowl's causes and effects. This video Shows images of the destruction.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 02:10:46 UTC

The farm that is seemingly located in the desert is about to be hit by a large dust storm. This dust storm is dark and ominous giving a feeling of destruction.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 02:14:38 UTC

This painting depicts several dead animals, predominantly cows being eaten by snakes and bugs. I believe the cows represent more than just the struggling food supply, but the region as a whole, getting consumed by the dust.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 02:21:10 UTC

This political cartoon depicts the struggle many farm owners has with food and livestock. When at one time livestock was a form of investment at this point it was just an expense.

klipsey3 — 2025-01-28 02:32:11 UTC

This poem highlights the struggles of a farmer during the great depression. The farmer's view on what is to come shows the terrible expirience that he went through the dust bowl.