Man yawning while driving at night. Close up tire driving on night highway. Painted highway lines seen from moving car at night. Driver rubbing face and opening up eyes wide to stay awake at night. Highway lights becoming blurry as driver falls asleep. Close up tired driver eyes closing. Tired driver lights and smokes a cigarette. Narrator notes, "if he thinks a cigarette's going to pep him up at a time like this, he's got another thing coming." Highway road sign reads “San Bernardino 36 Los Angeles 91” at night. The Volkswagen station wagon exits road as camera pans to road sign that reads “Norton AFB 17 Miles”. Driver dozing off at the wheel. The Volkswagen station wagon drifting in lane at night. Driver’s eyes close and falls asleep while driving. A casino dealer sits at Craps table while noting, "I don't feel sorry for gamblers. They're suckers. Professionals don't gamble. In the end, there's only two kinds of people in the world...the pros, and the suckers. " Casino dealer rolls dice. Close up of dice on Craps table showing "snake eyes."
Pusher snowplow attached to a steam locomotive cuts through deep snow in Silverton, Colorado, United States. Plow pushes back snow from train tracks. Snowplow pushes away 20-feet of snow while men look on. Men help snow pusher with shovels to clear out snow. Snow drift blasted with dynamite. Men shoveling out snow. Point of view POV from top of steam locomotive as it plows through snow.
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,
Orange trees growing in an orchard in California during the Great Depression. Walnut trees in a grove. Mountains surround a bean field. Clouds forming before a storm. Wheat stalks blowing in the wind. Lightning and thunder during a thunderstorm. Torrential rain floods a farmland. Soil erosion from flooding seen on a hillside. A farmer walks through land severely damaged by floods after a storm. A farmer and his wife survey the damage done to their orange grove after flooding. Various farmlands damaged by soil erosion. Muddy topsoil oozing and collapsing during heavy rain. Rain washing away the topsoil of land. Gullies forming from torrential rain. Topsoil being washed away in creeks. Rapids in creeks during heavy rain, pouring into rivers. Flood washing away an uprooted tree. Soil erodes from side of a river. Aerial view of topsoil pouring into the Pacific Ocean along the California Coast.
Views of well maintained farmland throughout the United States. Narrator emphasizes the importance of "conservation farming" to protect land.
Cars stalled on a snow-covered road in Johnstown after the 1936 flood. Men push a car off road in blizzard conditions. Workers clean up debris and rubble from street in Johnstown in front of McRory’s Store while snow falls. Furniture stacked in the street as man scoops a bucket of water from a large puddle. National Guard troops guard stores while others carry food supplies to bread line. Flood victims smile while standing in line to receive food and supplies. Dairy Dell billboard visible in background.
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