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Margaret Bourke-White1954-05

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Aerial view of two tractors in field plowing trench-like furrows in methods called "listing" to counteract wind &"contouring" furrows plowed at right angles to the slopes to hold any rain, in order to save top soil against the ravages of dust storms.

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  • Date: 1954-05
  • Location: CO, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W TRANSMISSION
  • Subject Keywords: Aerial, Colorado, Soil, Photography, Us, Patterns, Farms, Contour Plowing, Conservation, Agriculture, Great Life Photographers (Glp Production Scans), Special Collections, 1950s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_13050831
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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