A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp soldier or ' tree trooper' marries a woman. The marriage ceremony is held in the forest. Tree is cut. Both bride and the groom run towards a parked U.S. military truck. The couple boards the truck and signal good bye to the other CCC camp troops. (Great Depression period)
Fishermen catch Herring fish in streams of New England. Herring come in these streams from sea to lay eggs. Fishermen use fishnet to catch the fish. Fishermen put the fish in small wooden barrels.
Laverne Baxter competes against Wee Willie in a wrestling match in Washington DC. Baxter defeats Wee Willie
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, along with district officials, participate at the opening of the Police Club for African American boys. African American young men wearing uniforms parade. Young African American children look on.
Two high school girls, amateur champs, compete in log rolling in Longview. One of the girls looses balance and falls into water.
Employment for African American citizens provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. African American people sit and stand on stairs beside row houses in the background. A man looks at notice board of the Employment Agency. Man walks past glossary store and look at goods. Dejected looking African American men and women stand in a bread line or assistance line for unemployed. Several scenes showing African American citizens who have received jobs through the WPA: Teacher writes on black board. African American woman typist, musician playing accordian, painter, brick layer, cook making food, and nurse at work caring for a child.
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