Bottles of beer on an assembly line at the end of Prohibition. Barrels of beer rolling down a ramp outside a brewery. A bartender and his patrons greet each other with raised mugs of beer. A bartender slides mugs of beer down the bar. Barrels of beer are rolled into the former West Highland State Bank on Ashland Ave at 79th Street, which was closed June 9, 1931 and has now been converted into a bar. A sign above the cash register reads, "This Bank gave 3% We give 3.2%" Sign outside the bar reads, "Ladies Entrance." Three women dressed in evening attire are greeted by the doorman as they enter the bar. From a 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years prior.
An ice storm in Chicago, Illinois. A building in the far background. A statue of a soldier on the ground covered with snow. Bent trees due to the snow in the area. A sign board reads: 'No South bound traffic under penalty of arrest'. A jeep driving across the area.
United States currency being printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, during the Great Depression. Female employee inspecting newly printed banknotes. Women employees inspect and arrange printed currency. Americans lined up at banks. Sign says “The Terminal National Bank of Chicago is Open for Business”. Clients wait in line in front of bank teller booth. United States banknotes and coins in teller booth. Bank teller replaces deposits of clients. Enthusiastic traders at the Great Chicago Wheat Pit. A board detailing prices of commodities such as what, oats, rye, barley and flax. Wheat traders open small bags of sample grains.