A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in Hardeeville, South Carolina. African American CCC volunteers practice gardening as they work in a field during the Great Depression. They put up plants on the field. The boys build dikes as they push trolleys loaded with mud around the field. A man sounds a bugle and African American CCC volunteers line up at the camp grounds. African American boys lined up.
Preparations underway for a Southeastern Governors' conference in the United States. Industrial consultant in headquarters of Southeastern Governors' conference Carroll Dowens dictates to his secretary. The secretary notes down as Dowens speaks. Various documents on a desk. A sign on a document reads 'southeastern Governors conference'. A frame on a wall with a sign that reads 'Economic opportunity number 1' followed by pictures of the Governors of the southeastern states. Another frame on the wall with a sign that reads 'with malice towards none'. A map of the south eastern states of the United States.
Preparations underway for a Southeastern Governors' conference in the United States. Industrial consultant in headquarters of Southeastern Governors' conference Carroll Dowens discuss with Governor of Georgia Eurith Dickinson. A framed poster about the conference. A sign on a building reads 'Atlanta builders exchange'.
From the film "The City" , idea credited to Pare Lorentz, with music by Aaron Copland. About the need and importance of town planning. Opening slate "Year by year our cities grow more complex and less fit for living. The age of rebuilding is here. We must remould our old cities and build new communities better suited to our needs." A lake in a country side in New England region of the United States. A sign reads 'Sias Farm 1791'. A waterfall. Boys skinny dipping. A boy riding on an open horse-drawn wagon or cart beside a barrel loaded with apples. A sign reads 'Shirley village'. Houses in the village. Horse drawn carts and wagons. Men unload a horse cart. A hand-cranked machine being operated by two men, molding a piece of metal to a round shape to bind a barrel.
From a film "The City", about need and importance of town planning. A man addresses a meeting in the United States. People seated as they listen to a speaker. A woman spins blankets. A man weaves baskets of cane. A water wheel in a village in New England region. A heap of wheat. A heap of flour. Men work in a field. Grave stones in a cemetery.
From a film entitled "The City", about need and importance of town planning. A boy with a dog outside a farm house in New England, United States. Two men in a blacksmith shop. The blacksmith hammers a rounded piece of metal which appears to be for a wheel or to bind a barrel. Scene shifts to an industrial factory and then current day. Molten metal being poured in a plant. Smoke rises from stacks causing pollution. Views of a town in the shadow of a giant industrial factory with pollution and smoke pouring from the factory and laden over the town.