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Ruined Houses - Ruined Land (Standard 4:3)
About this film
From a Depression-era documentary that describes the importance of the Mississippi River. Written and directed by Pare Lorentz The complete film can be found at: http://www.archive.org/details/RiverThe1937
Directors & creators
U. S. Department Of Agriculture, Resettlement Administration
Subjects
stock footage; standard 4:3; historic; 1937; Great Depression; Mississippi River; Mississippi Valley; abandoned houses; soil; erosion; poor farming