Damage due to the September 21, 1938 New England Hurricane (also called the Long Island Express Hurricane) in the United States. Buildings along streets in New York City in driving rain and winds. Cars moving on a street. Rain falling in the city and deep water ponding in roads. Rubble in the area. A large tree that crushed a car. Wrecked ships and boats along a coastal port. Men look at the boats, many of which are partially sunken or aground. Aerial view of wrecked cars and other vehicles. Destroyed bridges. Wind wrecked homes on coast. A wrecked train on a railroad line, derailed off the tracks.
Announcement of support from leaders of finance stops wild trading and market panic at Wall Street in New York City after 13 million shares change hands in one day on the stock market. A large crowd seen gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), around time of Wall Street Crash of 1929.
Policemen distribute apples to jobless people in New York City, United States, during the Great Depression. Unemployed and needy citizens gather near trucks carrying crates of apples. Men distributing apple crates to men, women and children. A vehicle loaded with crates passing on a street. A man and woman apart from the group exchange some money buying and selling some apples. View of pedestrians and cars and busy street scene in New York City. View of citizens in bread line and receiving various food aid including bread and other items. People gather bundles of free food in their arms. Three young African American children holding hands move through the line with other hungry citizens.
People protest against cuts in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) New Deal initiative of the Great Depression in New York City. People march in a large number to protest against lay offs. They hold boards and banners. A banner reads: 'Stop Mass Layoffs on WPA'. Buildings along street sides. Other board reads: 'Expand WPA'. Floats moving on a street.
U.S. Navy Curtiss airplanes are released for the Allies in Buffalo, New York during World War II. The new airplanes parked at an airfield. Men working on the airplanes. An aircraft takes off and in flight overhead.
Orchestra plays in a theater during Great Depression in the United States. “U.S.A.!” superimposed on the orchestra. A view of Broadway Avenue and Times Square, New York City during the evening. Night views of neon signs on Broadway from Coca-Cola, Howard 19th clothes and Ballantine’s Scotch Whisky. People entering a Broadway theater, alongside sign that reads, "New Orleans Federal Theatre Presents." A theater marquee saying, “The Fool Now Playing”. Two women look at a displayed playbill and actors’ photos. Theater marquee of Playhouse on Broadway saying “The Devil Passes” Federal Theater Attraction”. Folding signboard advertising “ Herrman the Great”. Men and women lining up to buy theater tickets. Actors and actresses perform “Oh Say Can You Sing” in a Broadway theater.
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