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A zoo constructed under Works Progress Administration projects in Chicago, Illinois

People enter a zoo constructed under Works Progress Administration project in Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression. People look at the ducks in a pond and chimpanzees eating ice cream. Men and women painters work to paint a large mural on a theatre stage or band shell. It depicts a Native American Indian Chief in a long white robe.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058517
Nursery schools, parks and playgrounds built under Works Progress Administration projects in Chicago, Illinois

Children eat, play and sleep in a nursery school set up under Works Progress Administration project in Chicago, Illinois. People swim in a pool. Boys and girls play in swimming pools and splash. Boys in a line wait to use a diving board as a boy dives off of a high dive spring board. Children enjoy playground equipment and play on swings in a playground also constructed through WPA projects during the Great Depression.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058520
Robert Irwin confesses of murdering a model, her mother and a boarder in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Irwin confesses his crime in Chicago, Illinois. Robert Irwin after he confesses of having murdered a model, her mother and a boarder in New York three months ago. Officials escort him to an aircraft as photographers click pictures. Irwin boards the aircraft to leave for New York.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937, June 25
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058987
Albert Tangora sets a new record of typing of 141 words a minute in Chicago, Illinois typing contest.

Albert Tangora sets a new typing record in Chicago, Illinois. A number of men and women at typewriters during a competition as people look on. Many women typing in typing pool. Albert Tangora types during contest.. Tangora poses with the winning trophy after he won the competition by setting a new typewriter speed record. Tangora typed 141 words a minute for an hour during the competition on a Royal typewriter.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937, June 25
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058989
People gather to attend the funeral of seven men who died in a clash in Chicago, Illinois.

Funeral of dead workers in Chicago, Illinois. Seven men killed in a clash. People on streets. Cars parked on the street. Men carry caskets of the dead workers. People gather to attend the funeral of the workers. The caskets being put in cars. People stand on either side of the cars.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937, June 7
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033976
An old fashioned parade on the eve of Easter in Chicago,Illinois.

Shows an old fashioned parade on the eve of Easter in Chicago,Illinois. Participants dressed in old-time clothes and riding in buggies march through the streets of the city. People gather in large numbers and cheer. Women participants pose for the camera.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1937, March 29
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029449
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