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Dust Bowl Migration
Primary Source Set

The resources in this primary source set are intended for classroom use. If your use will be beyond a single classroom, please review the copyright and fair use guidelines.

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 Dust Bowl Migration Teacher Guide [PDF/315k]

 Primary Source Analysis Tools

Heavy Black Clouds of Dust.

Heavy Black Clouds of Dust

PDF version (391k)

Dust Storm, Amarilo, Texas.

Dust Storm, Amarillo, Texas

PDF version (98k)

Stock Watering Hole.

Stock Watering Hole

PDF version (1.27Mb)

Breadline at McCauley Water Street Mission.

Breadline at McCauley Water Street Mission.

PDF version (237k)

Map of California by the Rural Rehabilitation Division.

Map of California by the Rural Rehabilitation Division.

PDF version (237k)

Tranquility, California.

Where is Tranquility, California?

PDF version (310k)

Group of Children Posing Under Sign.

Group of Children Posing Under Sign.

PDF version (1.54Mb)

Boy Building a Model Airplane.

Boy Building a Model Airplane.

PDF version (2.63Mb)

Community clothesline.

Community clothesline.

PDF version (2.26Mb)

School at Pietown, New Mexico.

School at Pietown, New Mexico.

PDF version (2.34Mb)

Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees.

Oklahoma Dust Bowl Refugees.

PDF version (119k)

Thousands of Families Live Literally on Wheels.

Thousands of Families Live Literally on Wheels.

PDF version (299k)

Family Who Traveled by Freight Train.

Family Who Traveled by Freight Train.

PDF version (235k)

Oklahoma Farm Family on Highway.

Oklahoma Farm Family on Highway.

PDF version (117k)

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain

Migrant pea pickers camp in the rain.

PDF version (199k)

Destitute Pea Pickers in California. Mother of seven children.

Destitute Pea Pickers in California. Mother of seven children.

PDF version (3.34Mb)

Migrant Agricultural Worker’s Family. Seven Children Without Food.

Migrant Agricultural Worker's Family. Seven Children Without Food.

PDF version (3.12Mb)

Hungry children.

Hungry children.

PDF version (288k)

audio

Why We Come to Californy [California].

MP3

PDF version (420k)

audio

Arizona.

MP3

PDF version (623k)

I’d rather not be on relief.

I’d rather not be on relief.

PDF version (274k)

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Last Updated: 10/29/2009

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