ARC Identifier 13595 / Local Identifier 96.2. The film
presents the social and economic history of the Great Plains -- from the time
of the settlement of the prairies, through the World War I boom, to the years
of depression and drought. The first part of the film shows cattle as they
grazed on grasslands, and homesteaders who hurried onto the plains and grew
large wheat crops. The second part depicts the postwar decline of the wheat
market, which resulted in overproduction. Footage shows farm equipment used,
then abandoned. The third part shows a dust storm as it rendered a farm
useless. Subsequent scenes show farmers as they left their homes and headed
west. Department of Agriculture. Farm Security Administration. Information
Division. (ca. 1937 - ca. 1942). Note that this is the version without the
epilogue.
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