https://mallhistory.org/files/original/9eef895706903e889ba4217d5cb5c422.jpg 7e44167a94fb8b0e48cd76b45da368af Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 800 Height 799 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Environmental Disaster Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19350321 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Blizzard blankets the National Mall Description An account of the resource In March 1935, the sky went dark over Washington, DC as a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/274">dust storm from the midwest</a> blanketed the city. As this offshoot of the Dust Bowl moved over the nation's capitol, Hugh Bennett, head of the Soil Erosion Service in the Department of Agriculture, was testifying before Congress about the urgent need for money and programs to combat the Dust Bowl. As he spoke the air became thick with dust. People swarmed out of government buildings and onto the Mall to watch the sky. The black blizzard brought home the need for action. One month later Congress voted permanent funding for an independent Soil Conservation Service. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Hugh O'Neill Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives at College Park. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/21/1935 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 environment politics & protest