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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

Location: United States USA
Date: 1932
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036812
Sailor trainees and civilians work together on SBD (Scout Bomber) Line at Douglas Aircraft Plant in El Segundo, California.

Sailor and worker push the plane together out of hangar at Douglas Aircraft Plant in El Segundo, California. Plane taxis. Commander and two Lieutenants on inspection and acceptance of SBD. Lieutenant inspects under the wing of plane. Sailors and workers at work.

Location: El Segundo California USA
Date: 1942, November
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052408
Women participate in Ostrich race in El Cerrito, California.

Women participate in Ostrich race in El Cerrito, California. After several attempts to jump up and mount their ostriches, two young women manage to hold on and ride successfully. However, by the end, each had fallen from their respective ostriches.

Location: El Cerrito California USA
Date: 1934, April 9
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023137
Yosemite National Park, California. Views of valley,mountains,waterfall, 'El Capitan".

Yosemite National Park in California. Several views of valley and a river below. Men seated near frame buildings near the edge of a valley. A high waterfall in the background. Rock formation ("El Capitan"). Views of valley and a waterfall. Views of forest, mountains and waterfall.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031987
Workers install cartridge box on plane in SBD (Scout Bomber) Production Line at Douglas Aircraft Plant in El Segundo.

SBD (Scout Bomber) Production Line at Douglas Aircraft Plant in El Segundo, California. Worker installs cartridge box in plane. Chinese boy at work on engine.

Location: El Segundo California USA
Date: 1942, November
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052409
The last remaining XB-51 aircraft crashes and burns while taking off at El Paso International Airport, near Biggs AFB,Texas

The sole remaining (of 2) Martin XB-51 Bomber aircraft, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, taxis and takes off at El Paso International Airport. Moments after breaking ground on takeoff, this first prototype, number 46-0685, settles back onto the runway and crashes in fire and smoke. Flight engineer, S/Sgt. Wilbur R. Savage, of Rte. 3, Dawsonville, Georgia is killed in the crash and Maj. James O. Rudolph, pilot, succumbed to his injuries the next month.

Location: El Paso Texas USA
Date: 1956, March 25
Duration: 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067054
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