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Dust Bowl storm during the Great Depression in Dalhart, Texas

Soil erosion in the United States shows heavily eroded soil during the Dust Bowl era. Dusty field in the Great Plains region of the United States during the Great Depression. Close up of windmill spinning quickly. Dusty road and sign that reads “Dalhart city limit.” Wind blowing against a wire fence. Thick clouds forming as dust storm approaches. A man runs to his house just before dust storm hits. Dust storm enveloping field. Close up view of dust piling up on field. A woman picks her child up and runs into house as dust storm hits. A man runs as strong winds blow in the dust storm. Aftermath of a dust storm. Sand covers the whole farm in large drifts of dust. Car and wagon buried in sand. Barren farm land covered in dust during the Great Depression,

Location: Dalhart Texas USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079778
Dust Bowl of 1930s. Farmers abandoning their homes with their families

Lewis Thaddeus Nordyke, newspaperman and author, who lived through the Dust Bowl in Dalhart, Texas, recounts how some people "stayed and prayed" in hopes of rain, always looking forward to "next year." Views of drought stricken land and sand covered houses during dust bowl in Great Depression. Scenes of farmers packing up their families and abandoning their homes. Some wear handerchief masks over their faces to protect against dust. Families load belongings into the backs of towed carts and trucks, leaving their homes. (Between 1935 and 1939, 350 thousand people left their homes in the dust bowl. Many migrated west toward California.)

Location: Texas USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032608
A documentary titled "The Dust Bowl"

A documentary film, titled "The Dust Bowl", showing the drought ridden areas of Southern plains in United States. Cattle grazing. A map of United States showing Southern plains, then the states of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and the city of Dalhart is also seen highlighted. Cattle grazing, a man standing outside a house. Views of Southern plain terrain. Tractors, wind mills and other farm equipment can be seen. Parched and barren land, desolated roads and houses can be seen.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 7 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032604
American Farmers heading to California with their families, to escape the dust bowl and start life anew.

Narrator, Lewis Nordyke, recalls seeing farm families passing through Dalhart, Texas, on their way West, to escape the dust bowl and start anew in California. Farmers and their families traveling in trucks. They stop and make camp for the night. Two farmers in conversation. Woman feeding a baby. Woman drying clothes. Girl sleeping. Journey starts again, with trucks piled high with belongings driving on roads. A sign marked with 'Arizona Welcomes You' can be seen as they pass through the Inspection office. Entering California, a board marked 'Needles welcome You to California'. Farmers go through inspection process in California.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032609
Activities of a farm family at table after a dust storm in Dalhart, Texas

A dust storm in Dalhart, Texas during the dust bowl era. A farm family at table. No electricity. A boy writes in dustbowl dust settled on the table. A farmer reads the bible by light of oil lamp..

Location: Dalhart Texas USA
Date: 1937, May 3
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032193
View of damaged house, tower and chickens running in dust on field in Dalhart, Texas

Impact of a dust storm in Dalhart, Texas during time of dust bowl in American midwest. View of a tower. A house in the background. A man runs towards the tower. A heap of sand. A damaged house. Dust infiltrates nests in chicken coop. Chickens run around in dust. A hen inside a shelter lay eggs. Eggs of a hen. Wheels of a cart. Cat sleeps on a parched soil.

Location: Dalhart Texas USA
Date: 1937, May 3
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032194
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