Law, Albert 1971-06-23

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Albert Law recalls conditions in the Panhandle during the Depression of the 1930s.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Albert Law

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: June 23, 1971

Location: Dalhart, Texas

Interviewer: David Nail

Length: 25 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Depression of the 1930s discussed, Newspaperman Gene Howe characterized, Describes dust storms, Newspaperman John L. McCarty and Last Man’s, Club recalled, Comments on nationally published articles on the Panhandle in the 1930s, Land Utilization Project examined, Cattle shoot described, States opinion of Franklin D. Roosevelt, New farming methods introduced by New Deal were resented at first, Mentions search for man who coined the phrase, "Dust Bowl", Gene Howe discussed again.

Tape 1, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1930s

Bulk Dates: 1930s


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