| RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION Material showing the effects of over farming in the Dustbowl of America. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7558 |
| Catalog #: | 526012 | |
| Clip Number: | 526012-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 69 F | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:42 - 01:09:15 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Drought GREAT DEPRESSION: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Master 7558 B Same as catalog # 525979 RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION Material showing the effects of over farming in the Dustbowl of America. United States of America. CU sign which reads: "Resettlement Administration" Shots of people working with papers in clerical office. CU man explaining the measures being taken to resettle people from areas hit by dust storms ('Dust storms are punishment for bad behaviour'). Shots of people working with a theodolite in the dustbowl of the American Midwest. Men water ground. A lorry, with horses behind and a car drive off through the start of a dust storm. CU map illustrating area of land from Texas in the South to North Dakota in the North. Cattle men herd their animals across virtually barren land. Cattle stand by as wind blows dust across farm. Dust drifts cover farm equipment. Dust blows across a town street as cars drive along. Dust clouds in the sky. | |
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