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Public Improvement created by Work Progress Administration in West Virginia during the Great Depression.

View of elderly people and orphan children entering a building. WPA or Works Progress Administration Public Improvements show new log houses at Mercer County Industrial Park, a commune or community helping men, women, and families affected by the depression. Women milk cows. Man plowing a field with two horses pulling a hand plow, to provide food for the common community. Line of men with hoes work in a garden. Scenes from Camp Fairchance at Low Gap in Boone County West Virginia (South of Madison and Danville) shows totem poles at the camp entrance, a boy blowing a bugle, boy orphans waking up in a bunk house and girl orphans eating together in a dining hall. Young girl children sewing. Children playing, swimming in a nearby stream or lake, and marching behind a band on the grounds of the camp. Camp buildings seen in the background. Trumpeter on wood frame lashed tower blows bugle as American flag is lowered.

Location: West Virginia USA
Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051770
A Consolidated PB-2A airplane crashes during 20th anniversary air show at the Langley Field, Virginia.

People gather for an air show celebrating the 20th anniversary of Langley field, Virginia. B-18s parked on runway. Spectators stand in front of Administration building. Several Consolidated PB-2A airplanes of the 8th Pursuit Group are seen in the air. A flight of Y1B-17 bombers, from the 2nd Bombardment Group, flying low over the crowd. Several PB-2As are also flying low, when one of them suddenly dives towards the ground and crashes in front of the spectators. The pilot, Major Alfred J. Waller, is killed and the observer Sergeant John Johnston is injured. The Crashed aircraft aflame and smoke rising. Crash truck responds. People rush towards the plane.

Location: Langley Field Virginia USA
Date: 1937, December 11
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045789
Fatal airplane crash mars 20th anniversary air show at Langley Field, Virginia.

People gather to watch air show commemorating 20th anniversary of Langley field, Virginia. Long line of P-12s parked with engines running on the air base ready for flight. Crew members rush towards the planes. Y1B-17 bombers, from 2nd Bombardment Group, move slowly along taxi strip toward the runway. One of the B-17B takes off. Nine B-17Bs in flight in echelon formation. PT-6 lays a smoke screen. P3-2As and PB-2As, of the 8th Pursuit Group, fly low over the field. Suddenly, one PB-2A dives and crashes into the ground, and burns. Smoke arises from the crashed plane. (Major Alfred J. Waller is killed in the crash and his observer, Sergeant John Johnston is injured.)

Location: Langley Field Virginia USA
Date: 1937, December 11
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045791
Miners buried alive in colliery pit during a mine accident in Logan,West Virginia.

Mine workers and rescue squad carry out bodies of miners who were buried alive in colliery pit during a mine accident in Logan,West Virginia. Families of the victims wait outside the pit-head as search and rescue operation is being carried out.

Location: Logan West Virginia USA
Date: 1937, March 15
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029438
The area submerged in water due to the flooding of Ohio river in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Damage in Wheeling, West Virginia due to the floods in Ohio river. Aerial view of the area affected by flood. Houses along the sides of a flooded street. Trees submerged in water. People aboard small boats moving through the water. Women and children stand outside a house and lookout at the water outside the house.

Location: Wheeling West Virginia USA
Date: 1937, May 4
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063193
World War I United States arms factory

A U.S. arms manufacturing in World War 1. Hundreds of war production workers seen at shift change, waiting for their respective trolley cars passing on tracks between arms manufacturing plant's buildings. Women at work on metal working machines in an arms factory. Racks of Browning Automatic Rifles (Rifle, Caliber .30, Automatic, Browning, M1918) are being moved about. Assemblers are seen hand fitting parts for the Browning M1917 water cooled machine gun. One man makes final assembly adjustments to one of the machine guns set up on tripod in the factory. He enjoys firing the Browning M1917 machine gun. (Note:The M1917 and M1918 BAR were manufactured by numerous American arms makers. Colt, Remington, Marlin, Royal typewriter, Winchester. Most of the M1917 machine guns were manufactured by New England Westinghouse.)

Location: United States USA
Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069493
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