The remains of a cornfield after grasshoppers had completed the destruction begun by drought

The remains of a cornfield after grasshoppers had completed the destruction begun by drought. 90% of crops surviving the drought were destroyed by grasshoppers in an 11,000 square mile area. In: “The Drought of 1931-1932 in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington,” The American Red Cross, 1932.

Photo Category: Monsters - Drought - Dust Bowl
Photo Location: South Dakota
Photo Date: 1931 Summer