Episode of Series “The Twentieth century”.
Contrasts past and present conditions of the Dust Bowl area of the Southern Great Plains. Provides newsreel footage of the area during the dust storms period of the early 1930s. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320516
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Plains
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dust storms
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)