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A man narrates personal recollection of the Dust Bowl in Dalhart, Texas.

Lewis Thaddeus Nordyke, newspaperman and author, explains the situation of drought and dust storms in Dalhart, Texas during 1930s. He talks about a "black blizzard" during a funeral in April, 1935.

Location: Dalhart Texas

Date: 1960, February 7

Duration: 57 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Farmers explain how they had suffered the drought and dust storms in Dalhart, Texas, during 1934.

Farmers of Dalhart, Texas describe the terrible sand storms they suffered in the region during 1930s. Farmer describes a severe dust storm he experienced in 1934.. Views of desolated farms, drought stricken lands and houses and farm equipment all piled high and buried in sand. A farmer on his tractor describes how the dust storms destroyed his wheat crops and left sand and dust on everything. He states that they experienced 110 dust storms in the Spring of 1934.

Location: Dalhart Texas

Date: 1960, February 7

Duration: 1 min 57 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

American farmers explain lessons learned from the dustbowl disaster, in Dalhart, Texas.

Lewis Thaddeus Nordyke, newspaperman and author,speaks about hard lessons learned from the dustbowl experience of the past, particularly regarding soil conservation. A government agriculture expert counsels a farmer, as they kneel over a seedling. A field of healthy crops. A farmer on a cultivator. A farm in Dalhart, Texas. Farmer, Garland Palmer, explains why he stayed on his land after the dustbowl experience. Farmer, Harold H. Hogue, leaning against his tractor, tells of farming experience in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. He attributes ultimate success to irrigation. Views of irrigation systems employed on farm. Farmer, Orville H. Finch, expresses his confidence in the future of farming. Expansive views of farm fields.

Location: Dalhart Texas

Date: 1960, February 7

Duration: 3 min 53 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English