Failed farm: Wilbur Staats’s March 1937 photograph shows what’s left of an abandoned farm in Idaho. A derelict auto sits half-buried in dirt and sand in the foreground, its engine scavenged. Several men examine the windmill, with one having climbed to the platform to take a closer look. A fence line appears in the background, but there is no evidence of a dwelling.

Wilbur Staats
“Wind erosion is covering remains of unsuccessful farm in Idaho.” March 1937.
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