This silent film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Impact of dust storm on farm. Farm family at table, boy writes in dust and farmer reads bible, Dalhart, Texas. Dust infiltrates nests in chicken coop; chickens run around in dust. Cat sleeps on parched soil.
U.S. Dust Bowl
- 5/3/1937
Description
This primary source comes from the Collection MT: "March of Time" Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 97852
Full Citation: Motion Picture MT-MTT-474U; U.S. Dust Bowl; 5/3/1937; Outtakes from ‘March Of Time’ Newsreels, 1934 – 1951; Collection MT: “March of Time” Collection,; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/dust-bowl-footage/, April 2, 2026]
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