Tweet of 1951 San Antonio Light photo a reminder of devastating Texas drought
Peter Rasmussen
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In this 1951 photo of Sam J. Smith, a San Antonio farmer, is elated by the rain during the severe drought. The photo, taken by former San Antonio Light photographer Harvey Belgin, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 1952. The photo was highlight on Sunday, April 4, 2021, by Traces of Texas Twitter account. (Harvey Belgin/San Antonio Light)
This photo now belongs to the Institute of Texan Cultures, which used it in a 1998 exhibit about Texas weather.HARVEY BELGIN/Courtesy of the Institute of Texan Cultures
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