Dust Bowl History
What was a sickness caused by all of the dust back then?
Dust Pneumonia
Where did people in the dust storms want to go to?
California
Who took this photo?
a. Dorothea Lange
b. Arthur Rothstein
c. Russell Lee
b. Arthur Rothstein
What did Billie Jo name her little brother who had passed away?
Franklin
What were huge dust storms called back then?
"Black Blizzards"
What were the dust storm refugees called?
Okies
Who took this photo?
a. John Vachon
b. Walker Evans
c. Carl Mydans
a. John Vachon
What was Billie Jo's mother named? (Besides Ma)
a. Poppy Kelby
b. Ponny Kelby
c. Polly Kelby
c. Polly Kelby
What was the day forever called when the worst dust storm hit?
Black Sunday
Roughly how many people left the dust states?
a. 2.5 Million
b. 3.0 Million
c. 2.0 Million
a. 2.5 Million
What year did Arthur Rothstein show up Boise City to take photographs for the government?
a. 1935
b. 1936
c. 1937
b. 1936
What was Billie Jo's father named? (Besides Daddy)
a. Bayard Kelby
b. John Kelby
c. Billy Kelby
a. Bayard Kelby
Name three states hit with a lot of dust:
Texas New Mexico Colorado Nebraska Kansas
Roughly how many people did Oklahoma loose to migration?
440,000 People
Roughly how many photos did all the photographers take all together of the dust bowl?
200,000 Photos
What was the name of the poem when Ma got burned by the kerosene fire that Billie Jo through in a pan?
The Accident
What was the date of Black Sunday?
April 14, 1935
About how many migrants did California get a month?
7,000 Migrants
Who took the famous photo "The Migrant Mother"?
Dorothea Lange
Where in Billie Jo's house was she born?
The Kitchen Floor