U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the recently formalized Philippine Constitution in Washington DC, United States. It had been formalized by a Constitutional Convention and approved in the Philippines on February 8, 1935. President Roosevelt at a desk as he signs the document, as required by the Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934. Other officials stand behind the President. Philippine leader Manuel Quezon seated next to the President. President Roosevelt speaks from his desk. He congratulates the Filipino people for enacting a constitution for themselves. He says that after the ratification the people of the Philippines will have self government. Manuel Quezon shakes hands with the President and thanks him.
A film titled 'Social Security for nation' about aims of the Social Security Act of 1935 in the United States. Exteriors of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington DC. A picture of Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Exterior view of Empire State Building in New York City, panning upward. A passenger train and locomotive underway at high speed toward camera position. Cars and buses on a busy city street. Women at work as telephone switchboard operators, with a woman supervisor pacing behind them. Elevated view of pedestrians in busy city street intersection, crossing a street. Children on a playground swing set in a park. A copy of the Social Security Plan. A chart depicts how the social security administration works. A sign reads 'Social Security Board'. Members of the board at a desk including Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer, Allan S. Woodward and George G. Biggy.
A film about aims of the Social Security Act of 1935 in the United States. Basic aims of the Social Security Act include: unemployment compensation, old age insurance, aid to needy aged, aid to needy blind and aid to dependent children. American people walking on a crowded city street in the late 1930s. A group of American boy and girl children assembled together. Various scenes of men working on farms and in factories. A young couple holding and walking with their two children, one of whom is holding a balloon. The United States Capitol in Washington DC.
Repair of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in Washington DC, United States. Aerial view of the Washington Monument. A scaffolding around the monument during the repair work. Several views of the scaffolding. A man at work seated beside the scaffolding on the monument. Aerial view of the construction material near the monument. View of buildings through the scaffolding of the monument. Men at work on the scaffolding. The U.S. flag on the top of the scaffolding. The Washington Monument after completion of the work.
Blind Senator Thomas D. Schall of Minnesota fires a revolver at a target in Berwyn Heights, Maryland. He is guided by the sound of a wand tapped on the bulls-eye by his youngest son Richard. (Note: This newsreel was released December 23, 1935. Senator Schall was killed by a hit and run driver on December 19, 1935 while he was walking across the Baltimore-Washington Parkway within days of this footage being shot, earlier in December 1935 ).
Monuments in Washington DC, United States. Several ducks swimming in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) with the Washington Monument behind, and Capitol visible in distance. A street lighted in the night. View of the Potomac River, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, in single view, early morning. A street in downtown Washington DC. Cars moving on a road and buildings on either side of the road. The U.S. Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) seen in the background. The Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in view. Equestrian statue at George Washington, at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol viewed at dawn, along an empty Pennsylvania Avenue. The Washington Monument, seen from space between buildings. Equestrian statue of Civil War hero, Major General John A. Logan (Washington, DC 20005, United States), at Logan Circle, Rhode Island Avenue and 13th St. NW. The U.S. Capitol dome. View from Memorial Bridge, of Lincoln Memorial and Washington monument (in distance).
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