| Life in the Thirties Part 1: 1930-1936 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 1472 | |
| Catalog #: | 494633 | |
| Clip Number: | 494633-17 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1778 | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:56 - 01:21:22 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GREAT DEPRESSION: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA RETROSPECTIVES: 1930s | |
| Description: | Dust bowl: var shots of dust storm. Woman picks up toddler & runs into house. A woman and a boy in blowing dust. MCU farmer picks up handful of dust. Shots of cow and mule looking for food or water. Various shots of people loading furniture onto trucks, abandoning homes. Farmer lifting kids onto truck. Pan on abandoned things, broken chair, broken doll, etc. Various shots of "Okies" gathering together in camps while on their way west. One trailer says "No More Dust Bowl." Man mending a tire. Girl sleeping on blankets on the ground while mother washes dishes. Var shots of kids in the Okie camp. MS man sits on ground smoking. The men were no longer farmers, they were migrant men. | |
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