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Men and women march to protest against lay offs in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Washington DC, U.S.

People protest against cuts in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Washington DC, United States, during the Great Depression. Unemployed Men and women march in protest. They hold boards and banners. Trees in the background. Buildings along the sides of a street. People gather outside a building and chant "we want jobs." A large banner reads, "Put the Schwellenbach-Allen Bill Into Effect." (The Schwellenbach-Allen Resolution called for persons to remain on the WPA rolls if they were unable to find private employment.)

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1937, August 25
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076856
People working in an abandoned coke-dump to get fuel in Gary, Indiana.

An abandoned coke-dump in Gary, Indiana. People working in the coal coke dump to get fuel for heating and cooking during the Great Depression. They fill sacks and baskets. A poor child working in the coke dump. People digging out mud from the dump.

Location: Gary Indiana USA
Date: 1931, October 19
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076859
Smoke rises from the use of smoke bombs and tear gas during a clash between the Bonus Army and the police in Washington DC

Riots after a clash between the Bonus Marchers and the police in Washington DC, United States. The 3rd Calvary from Fort Myer, the 1st light tank regiment, and the 12th Infantry march down the streets to rout the Bonus Army comprised of World War I veterans during the great depression. A large crowd gathered on the streets. Smoke rises due to the use of smoke bombs and tear gas. Troops are seen wearing gas masks to ward off the smoke. Some veterans are arrested during protests. Shots of bonus marchers shanty town being burned down. Firetruck is seen standing by as the buildings burn.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1932, July 28
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076860
President Roosevelt's emergency bank bill is presented and passed in a meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington DC, U.S.

A meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington DC, United States during the Great Depression. Elected officials and dignitaries seated inside the U.S. Capitol House chamber. U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's emergency bank bill is passed, following a four day banking holiday. The bank bill being read. Speaker reading the President's words, "the causes of this failure of our banking system is unnecessary," and, "the government has been compelled to step in for the protection of depositors and the business of the nation." He further says that the first task is to open all sound banks. Immediate changes in banking legislation are made: The Banking Act of 1933 and the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or FDIC.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1933, March 3
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076862
During the Great Depression, people barter their things and gather on streets to trade without money in Washington DC

People exchange products in the United States during the Great Depression, trading without money. A man takes out a crate from a car and gives it to another man. Buildings in the background. People buying vegetables from a market. A board reads: 'Never Mind the Holiday We will trust you'. Other board reads: 'You don't need money. What you have got? We will take anything'. A man arrives in the market holding a guitar. He gives the guitar to another man and receives a thing. A vehicle passing on a street. People gather in a large number on the street. Some of the people gather inside a building.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1933, March 9
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076863
The cover of a box rises with successive detonations in a plant yard in the United States.

A large reinforced box in a plant yard in the United States. The cover on the box rises higher with successive detonations. A building in the background. Smoke from the chimneys of a factory.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076867
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