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Black and white frame of a man with outstretched arms between teenage boy and young boy in a field of sparse corn. Caption. Next year the crop will yield more.

Using actual accounts and remembrances of people who lived in the Dust Bowl area of the United States during the 1930s, this program reveals the realities of life in that region. Includes photos and footage from that era.

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Runtime: 26 minutes 40 seconds

Topic: History
Subtopic: U.S. History - 1920-1933, U.S. History - 1934-1945
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 1998
Producer/Distributor: Chip Taylor Communications
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Closeup of black and white photo of molten steel pouring out of a container. Caption. 1929-1941, The Great Depression.

Black and white photo of the midsection of a woman with long, dark hair. Caption. Sarah was also the first American Indian.

Man stands with hands clasped and lips parted mid-speech. Backdrop displays photo collage of Chinese people. Caption. For the Chinese American community.

Black and white illustration of early 20th century woman with her arm raised to the side. She faces a man in a top hat as he leans toward her with his hand up. Another man reclines and opens his mouth as if shouting in background.

Woman opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. It would be against the European mother country of all Hispanics.

Men wear khaki vests labor in an antiquated workshop. Caption. Henry Ford isn't just making a revolutionary car.

Man with slick hair wears vest and collared shirt with a sleeve garter as he leans forward and gestures fervently. Caption. Narrator. This is the day worry turns to panic.

Man in work clothes balances on a metal beam above sprawling cityscape. Caption. There's only one place to go, up.

Black and white photo of Al Capone walking away from a black car. Caption. Capone was arrested many times during his heyday.

Charles Lindbergh poses for camera in front of the Spirit of Saint Louis monoplane, wearing a gray jacket and dark necktie.