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B/W 1936 close up broken windmill lying on ground
B/W 1936 close up broken windmill lying on ground
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Migrant workers: mother and sons
Migrant woman sewing as her children sleep beside her / mother brushes son's forehead to stop a vegetable picking dream. Migrant workers: mother and sons on April 01, 1942 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Dust Bowl migrants look for work in Arizona
Man standing in crowd in Arizona fruit field seeking work / long rows of crops / Philippine and Mexican migrant workers work the lettuce fields / white workers inside the shed packing the lettuces. Dust Bowl migrants look for work in...
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New farming techniques save fields after Dust Bowl
Field after field of farmland / scenes of new boundaries and crop rotation / riveted soil fields in contrasting colors / suited farmers debate new style / machine clearing soil. New farming techniques save fields after Dust Bowl on April...
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Migrant worker after the Dust Bowl
Migrant worker remembers the lush fields of his farmland / Farmers processing corn syrup / pan of fertile landscape / CU of farmer talking about his land Migrant worker after the Dust Bowl on April 02, 1942 in Iowa (Footage by Getty...
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Soil erosion destroys crops and forestry after Dust Bowl
Sun beating down on soil eroded land / dry crops and muddy water / barren hilltops. Soil erosion destroys crops and forestry after Dust Bowl on April 01, 1942 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Dust Bowl economy affects farmers
Farmers leave good farm because of Dust Bowl economy / Healthy cattle and the occasional pig milling or laying about / driving past nice houses and maintained farms / crop fields, horse and cart carrying straw / filling the hay loft /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dust Bowl in Texas
Title card: "Dust more dust" / three shots in dust storm of dust-covered fields / farmhouse surrounded by dust-covered field / shed with dust piled up against it / WS man running across dust-covered field in dust storm / man coming out...
Curated Video
Climate Change Will Likely Drive A Megadrought In The Western U.S.
The geological location of the United States makes it ripe for reoccurring droughts.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Surviving on berries: Kenya's Purapul people face starvation
In the dust bowl of Kenya's drought-stricken north, the people of Purapul are edging closer to starvation, surviving on nothing but wild berries as their children waste away from hunger (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Snow, Aviation, Abdicates
Snow May Save Western Crops
Colorado farmers, helpless before the ravages of whirling dust storms, welcome a snowfall that may save at least some of their crops.
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New Speed Plane Tested
Veteran racing pilot...
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Families migrate from homestead during Dust Bowl
Farm family packing horse and cart to leave / husband and wife prepare children to leave as old man looks on / family abandons their car tent and ride away on the cart. Families migrate from homestead during Dust Bowl on April 01, 1942 ...
Hearst Metrotone News
Drought causes the Dust Bowl which adds to the devastation of the Great Depression.
Drought causes the Dust Bowl which adds to the devastation of the Great Depression.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Plow That Broke the Plains
This short acclaimed documentary shows the Great Plains at the time of the Great Depression and how they were reduced to what became known as the Dust Bowl. [26:00]
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Dust Bowl
Why did the Dust Bowl happen? How severe was the damage? This video discusses the causes and impact of the Great Depression. [4:04]
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: Black Blizzards
The following video provides a short introduction to the dust storms of the Dust Bowl era, which became known as black blizzards. The worst of these events became known as Black Sunday, which occurred on April 14, 1935. [4:41]
Other
Reading Through History: Dust Pneumonia and Dust Storm Preparation
Short video provides an explanation of dust pneumonia and describes a few of the preventive measures taken by those living through the Dust Bowl. [3:37]
A&E Television
History.com: Dust Bowl
A video clip featuring the agricultural phenomenon that became known as the Dust Bowl. Shows the massive dust clouds that began in the Great Plains and reached clear across the United States to New York, causing millions of people to...