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This photograph captures one of the hardships faced by families during the Dust Bowl--starving cattle. It was taken in Kansas City, Kansas, by the Kansas Emergency Relief Committee, a state agency working to relieve the financial burdens of families suffering during the droughts of the 1930s. The KERC worked alongside the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, which began a cattle-purchasing program in 1934. Emaciated cattle (as in this photograph) were destroyed after purchase, and healthy cattle were shipped to slaughter with the meat being distributed to poor families needing relief.
Date: May 1, 1935
This photograph demonstrates another hardship farmers faced, besides simply dying crops. Students can use this photograph to discuss the far reaching implications of drought—with no feed available, in the middle of the Great Depression, how were farmers supposed to feed their livestock? This source would also work well when paired with the bulletin "Relief and Loan Services," which has also been selected for this standard.
KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl experiences (2005)
Item Number: 211806
Call Number: FK2.7 ERC.1935 *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211806
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Droughts
Agriculture - Government farm programs - Price supports - Agricultural Adjustment Act
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Agricultural losses
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Date - 1930s - 1935
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Photographs
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