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President Franklin D. Roosevelt receives honorary degree of Doctor of Law from Washington College, in Chestertown Maryland

President Franklin D. Roosevelt receiving an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Washington College, located in Chestertown Maryland. View of campus of Washington College, President at stage, dons a cap and gown to receive the degree, a huge gathering at the college. Hiram Staunton Brown, Chairman of the Washington College Board, and Washigton College President Gilbert W. Mead also seen with President Franklin Roosevelt.

Location: Chestertown Maryland USA
Date: 1933, October 21
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032943
Scenes of Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair. Gardens, aerial tramway, main concourse, car moving through crowd

A large crowd of visitors walk around a garden in the grounds of the Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair of 1933-34. People move on paths between the gardens. Some sit on benches by hedges. Posts on the paths contain signs pointing to various exhibits at the fair. An aerial tramway called the "Skyway" carries riders above the fairgrounds. Flags fly in background. Extremely dense crowds of visitors move through a main concourse of the fair. A car (1933 Hupmobile?) moves slowly through the crowd. Large umbrellas at outdoor cafe in background.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1933
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024283
Tillamook Forest fire in Western Oregon. Logging activities. Firefighting activities

Discussion of the Tillamook Forest Fire of 1933 in Oregon. Men cutting huge fallen tree with two-man saw. A man works on a Steam Donkey, dragging cut logs. The end of a log in flames. Lumberjacks try to put out the fire. A ranger spots smoke rising from the forest. A phone call being made and organized firefighting crews including the Civilian Conservation Corps respond to fight fire. CCC men cross a log bridge and climb steep hill into the forest. Other responders seen in mule trains. Forester atop a burned out telephone pole, where wire had been destroyed. Firefighters using wireless radios. Smoke rises from the forests. Smoke rises from the hill. Suddenly, wind changes and fire explodes. Views of the actual Tillamook Forest fire storm of August 1933. Two weeks later, rain suppresses the fire. View of firefighters using shovels, axes and other tools to dig fire line by hand, next to smoking underbrush. View of man holding a "Pulaski" tool, half axe and half hoe. Men looking over the aftermath of the Tillamook burn. Lumberjacks chopping a huge standing tree with axes. Cut logs suspended from cables, being moved. Forester with backpack, hiking along trail. Firefighters suppressing small wild fires with hand tools. (Great Depression period)

Location: Oregon United States USA
Date: 1933
Duration: 3 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058689
George Edward Pendray launches The American Interplanetary Society's first liquid fueled rocket from Staten Island in New York, United States.

The American Interplanetary Society's first liquid fuel rocket is launched from Staten Island in New York, United States in 1933. George Edward Pendray of the AIS, and his associate preparing for the launch. The 7 1/2 foot rocket is placed on a stand. Other men look on. The rocket, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, takes off. Its fuel tank overheats and explodes moments after takeoff and the rocket crashes to the beach below. (From a November 10, 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier. The world's first successful liquid fuel rocket was launched by Robert Goddard in Auburn, Massachusetts, on 16 March 1926. This film records the first such attempt under auspices of the American Interplanetary Society, in 1933. )

Location: Staten Island New York USA
Date: 1933
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077065
Franklin D Roosevelt addresses the nation after assuming the office of President in Washington DC, United States.

President Franklin D Roosevelt at his first inauguration in Washington DC. A large crowd gathers to witness the oath taking ceremony of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of United states in Washington DC, United States. Roosevelt after assuming the office of the President in his address to the nation expresses hope that America will come out of the Great Depression and will prosper. He states that the primary aim of the government is to provide work to all. He says that he will ask the Congress to grant him broad Executive powers to meet the crisis.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1933, March 4
Duration: 3 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049691
Babe Ruth presents baseball equipment to United States War Secretary George Dern at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC.

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt with newly appointed Cabinet at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC for a game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. Views of parade and army band playing musical instruments. Band plays several songs, opening with part of Hail to the Chief. Many advertising signs seen all over the stadium. Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees presents authographed baseball equipment to the U.S. War Secretary Mr. George Dern and speaks to Secretary Dern telling him he has sent other autographed equipment to the servicemen, and that the ball and bat he's handing over are for Secretary Dern. Secretary Dern thanks Babe Ruth for the autographed equipment which he says will be used by the military service men in training during the summer.

Location: Washington DC Griffith Stadium USA
Date: 1933
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032717
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