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Oral History of Margaret (Haines) Doornbos

Margaret (Haines) Doornbos, 1936 graduate of El Dorado High School, shares memories about high school and the dust storms of the “dirty thirties.”

Margaret (Haines) Doornbos Interview

Recorded: May 23, 2011
Location: In her home, El Dorado, Kansas
Video/Editing: Steve Cless
Interviewer: Susie Patterson

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Margaret Doornbos, 1936 graduate of El Dorado High School, shares memories about high school and the dust storms of the “dirty thirties.”

Length: 3:01

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Full Interview

Length: 62:22 (unedited interview footage; edited video coming soon)

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