Dust Bowl, The
- Synopsis
- Contrasts past and present conditions of the Dust Bowl area of the southern Great Plains. Shows newsreel footage of the area during the dust storms of the early 1930s. Interviews residents in Dalhart, Texas, who weathered the dry years and now look forward to the future.
- Series
- Twentieth Century, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 26 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1960
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- New Deal history, or in conjunction wth a film such as THE GRAPES OF WRATH in film study courses.*
- Subjects
- Agriculture; History
- Keywords
- drought; soils; United States of America
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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