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Diesel oil engine train Green Diamond's try out in Chicago, Illinois.

New streamlined train Green Diamond's try out in Chicago, Illinois. Travelers seated inside the train, read newspaper and eat a meal. A woman servers tea on board. The Green Diamond diesel oil engine draws train at a tremendous speed on the tracks.

Date: 1936, April 1
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043768
A three-foot water main bursts in the new Post Office building in Chicago,Illinois.

A three-foot water main bursts in the new Post Office building in Chicago,Illinois. The foaming water pours into Union Station, flooding the tracks and halting rail traffic for many hours.

Date: 1936, July 22
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029431
Swimsuit girls showcase colorful dance performances at the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago,Illinois.

Swimsuit girls showcase colorful dance performances at the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago,Illinois. Gushing streams of water shoot skyward from the fountain.

Date: 1936, July 22
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029435
People gather in large numbers on Lake Michigan beach in Chicago Illinois.

People gather in large numbers on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago Illinois, for relief from the heat wave. Citizens of Chicago including adults and children dressed in swim suits plunge in water of Lake Michigan to stay cool on the hot summer day. Views of Chicago skyscrapers and skyline in the background.

Date: 1936, July 13
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029717
World's tallest man Robert Wadlow during the National Shoe Fair in Chicago, Illinois.

Robert Pershing Wadlow during the National Shoe Fair in Chicago, Illinois. Exceptionally tall man Robert Wadlow stretches his legs on the table. A woman measures his size 39 brogan shoe with a measuring scale. Women fashion models stand near Robert Wadlow. Models look very short in comparison. Models try to touch Wadlow's outstretched hands. Wadlow ducks under doorways and along with models walks out from the room.

Date: 1936, January 8
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030774
Chicago police burn a quarter-million dollars worth of packaged heroin, opium, marijuana in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago police officials burn a quarter-million dollars worth of packaged heroin, opium, marijuana in Chicago, Illinois. Officials mound captured illegal drugs into a pile. They display paraphernalia including pipes and needles that are used by addicts. Police officers inspect pipes. They pour liquid fuel over the drugs and ignite it on fire. The pile of narcotics going up in flames.

Date: 1936, October 5
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022414