Scenes of car accidents and car crashes in the 1930s. A 1930s sedan plunging off of un unfinished roadway; several scenes of cars crashing into each other. A car plunging off of a cliff and smashing into a cliff wall as it falls. A train crashing into a car parked on railroad train tracks. Views of smashed cars in wrecks. Service stations set up under Works Progress Administration project in Chicago, Illinois during the Great Depression to check cars for mechanical defects and safety problems, in order to reduce incidents of accidents. WPA workers in a work coat labeled "CPD" check cars at an annual safety inspection station. A worker applies a sticker to the inside right windshield of a car certifying that it passed the inspection. Views of Chicago landmark buildings in the background.
The Corner of Madison and State Streets in Chicago, Illinois. The busiest corner in Chicago. Trolley cars crowding the streets and pedestrians filling the sidewalks and crossing the streets. Hundreds of shoppers. Several persons carry signs through the crowds, advertising Boating at Electric Park. (Edison Company film)
The 10th annual National air races in Chicago, Illinois. Nearly 70,000 people gather to witness the national air races. 18 U.S. Army Air Corps P-1A aircraft in flight. A large crowd inspects parked aircraft including the Pitcairn auto gyro. Two Pitcairn auto gyros in flight over the parked aircraft.
Police break up crowd during Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Night view: Demonstration crowd in park. Police break up crowd with tear gas. Police paddy wagon van and ambulance speed through street. Police in park.
Aftermath of Chicago riots following assassination death of Martin Luther King Jr. Cars parked along the road side as other vehicles move past them in Chicago after the riots. Soldiers in a jeep move past wrecked houses. Children around destroyed and burned buildings. People walk past rubble piled up on the ground. Soldiers stand on heap of rubble.
The 32nd Democratic National Convention at the International Amphitheater (4220 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States) in Chicago. People stand with banners in hand. Young boy selling The Hobo News Newspapers. California, Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts written on large hoardings. Former President of United States Harry Truman with his wife Bess Wallace Truman and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt seated in the Convention Hall. Banner reads 'America needs Stevenson'. Adlai Stevenson nominated as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer in the Presidential Campaign.
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