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The 1930s Great Depression and the administrations of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt, in the United States
Hard times in the Great Depression led to formation of The Bonus Army. American veterans of World War 1 march on streets of Washington DC, carrying a large poster demanding immediate cash redemption their "bonus" service certificates awarded by Congress in 1924 (but not lawfully payable until 1945). Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered by President Hoover, to clear the Bonus Army encampments, is seen standing in a street surrounded by several U.S. Army troops. People watch from sidewalks as a contingent of U.S. Army cavalry rides down the street. U.S. Army M-1917 tanks roll down Pennsylvania Avenue in July 1932. Bonus marchers and others watch from Lafayette Park in background. Scene shifts to the 1932 Democratic Party Convention in Chicago Stadium, Chicago, where delegates cheer after nominating Franklin D. Roosevelt as their Presidential candidate. Roosevelt seen waving from the podium. Migrant farm workers seen at temporary, dilapidated dwellings in close quarters, and sitting at a campfire, some with sad and desperate faces. Migrant farm workers' cars on the road, piled high with family belongings during westward migration. Migrants riding atop an open railroad freight car. Two men share a copy of the "Epic News" newspaper (published by supporters of Upton Sinclair and the End Poverty Movement in Los Angeles and central California). Narrator describes programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Construction workers ignite demolition charges during construction of Boulder Dam (aka Hoover Dam and officially so-named in 1947). Glimpse of President Roosevelt at the site in an open car, for its dedication on September 30, 1935. Construction workers engaged in building the dam. Another shot of President Roosevelt in his open car. Towers being erected to carry electric power from the dam's hydroelectric generators. President Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling broadly at the formal dedication ceremony, September 30, 1935. Controlled discharges of water through the dam. Views of the Boulder Dam hydroelectric generating station. Oil well rigs or oil derricks at work during construction at night. People at work in fabric mills or textile mills, and in a print shop
Chinese airmen board a U.S. troop carrier aircraft at Austin, Texas
United States and Chinese airmen at Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas July 1946. The Neo-Classical building is the Texas State Capital at Austin, Texas and Austin Texas is noted on the graduate’s diploma “Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas”. At this time the 349th Troop Carrier Group was based at Bergstrom and assigned to the Third Air Force, Tactical Air Command as noted on the diploma. Also “Air Force Combat Units of World War II” Edited by Maurer Maurer states this unit trained Chinese crews to operate C-46 aircraft. Film is very interesting in that it visually shows the transition from “Army brown to Air Force Blue” for the C-46s still carry the I TROOP CARRIER COMMAND insigne on the nose, with was disbanded on 4 Nov 1945 but they have the new AAF wide "Buzz Numbers" for all aircraft operating solely within the continental USA, by T.O. 07-1-1 of November 1945 and the graduate’s diploma is notating the new post-war air force type command reorganization of March 1946.
United States sailors demobilize and they load in trucks and buses in California,United States.
United States sailors being demobilized at a separation center in California, United States, as soldiers and sailors were being discharged after World War II. A sailor hugs a girl. The sailor picks up his bag and walks along the sidewalk. A large number of sailors gathered outside a building at Treasure Island awaiting discharge. Cars move past the sailors. The sailors load onto a truck. The sailors board buses. Buses pull away.
United States Navy sailors get 'discharged insignia' sewed on their uniforms in California, United States.
United States sailors being demobilized in California, as United States soldiers and sailors were discharged after World War II. Sailors climb up a staircase. The sailors lined up near sewing machines outside a separation center. The sailors hand over their uniforms to get "discharged" insignia sewed onto it. The sailors wait as a man sews each uniform. The Man sews 'insignia' on a uniform with a sewing machine.
Models display dresses designed by students at the University of California in California, United States.
Students at the University of California in California, United States. A student of an apparel designing course at the university. The student designs a dress. A teacher adjusts a dress designed by students on a mannequin. Students display dresses designed by them. Models in fashion show display different clothing styles of evening gowns, swimming suits and bridal gowns.
United States Navy sailors at separation center as they demobilize after World War II, in California,United States.
United States sailors being demobilized in California, United States after World War II. Sailors gathered outside a building at Camp Shoemaker. Cars drive past them in the foreground. A sign reads 'Separation Center incoming draft'. Another sign reads 'incoming dischargees report here'. A bus arrives and sailors get off the bus. A sign reads ' Receipt section'. The sailors lined up at the counter.
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