| Drought | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1759 |
| Catalog #: | 425768 | |
| Clip Number: | 425768-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-025-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:01:42 - 00:02:29 | |
| Location: | Texas | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Drought LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Colorado LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Kansas LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Oklahoma LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Texas | |
| Description: | "A disastrous six-month drought in the Southwest kills off cattle and ruins crops. Water must be bought at coin operated towers and trucked to dying herds. Famers face further economic setbacks next month when they're forced to sell their calves at a loss. MS - Cattle rancher walking through dusty dry field. MS - Young shaggy-haired Hereford cow trying to graze on parched earth. CU - Farmer's hands sifting through dry dirt. LS Ford pickup truck pulling up to water tanker at base of water tower in Stonewall, Texas. MS white man wearing straw cowboy hat fiddling with water hose on tanker. MCU - Man taking coins from blue jeans, placing them into slot. MS - Tanker pulling away, hose coming loose, spilling water. MS empty feed trough for cattle. MS - Empty stockyard pen. High angle LS - Empty stockyard on barren plain. TLS - Tanker depositing water at farm, water traveling along crude irrigation canal. MS - Hereford bull steer trotting along dusty path. TLS several Hereford cattle chewing straw near irrigation pool. | |
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