Works Progress Administration in United States during the Great Depression. First batch of 15,000 workers who were employed under the Works Progress Administration at a construction site in Birmingham, Alabama. Workers line up as their names are entered in a roll register. A worker wears a pair of tattered shoes. A man drinks from a mug. Workers construct houses. Houses after their completion. From a 25 year retrospective in a newsreel dated July 14, 1960.
Scenes from the 9th annual National Air Carnival in Birmingham, Alabama. Pilots perform daring stunts in a U.S. Navy aircraft and a 1910 airplane. The aircraft fly in formation. Joy Hodges crowned as Queen of the meet. A glider lands on an airfield. A pilot seated inside the aircraft.
Traffic on the Red Mountain Expressway in Birmingham, Alabama. Red Mountain in the background. Hut on the mountain. Light clouds in the sky. Cars and trucks on the highway. Highway through blasted rocks.
A football game in Birmingham, Alabama. A large crowd of spectators seated in the stands. The football game between the Auburn Tigers and the Miami Hurricanes start. Spectators cheer for the players. The Auburn Tigers win the game against the Miami Hurricanes by a score of 14-13
Welcome of the Holiday Pageant in Birmingham, Alabama. Men march on the streets. They hold flags in hands. Decorated floats move on the streets.
Unbeaten Auburn football team is held to a tie in contest with South Carolina at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, on December 3, 1932. Auburn with overll record of 9 wins and no losses faces South Carolina with overall record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and one tie. The stands at Legion Field are full of spectators. Highlights are shown as the game see-saws back and forth across the gridiron. Scoreboard is not shown. But the game ends in a 20-20 tie. (Note; South Carolina actually beat Auburn 16-14 in 1933.)
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