The use of oyster money in Raymond, Washington. Exterior of a building. A board reads: 'First Willapa Harbor National Bank'. Men and women working inside the bank. Emergency money is printed by the Chamber of Commerce as a stopgap measure after the bank fails during the Great Depression. The new currency bears the picture of an oyster. Men and women working inside the building.
The 1932 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt with his daughter Anna Roosevelt and granddaughter Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall (sometimes known as Sistie) outside a building circa 1930. Roosevelt holds a cane while leaning against a column and plays with his grandson using the cane. People gather in the convention hall for the 1932 Democratic National Convention. Roosevelt addresses them, speaking of the need to "break foolish traditions" and "to win in this crusade to restore America to its own people." The people applaud.
A mining community in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Exterior of an anthracite coal breaker. Men walking towards the coal breaker. Interior of the coal breaker. Work being carried on in the coal breaker.
A wrecked freight car in Horn Lake, Mississippi. A high altitude view of the area. Men inspect the wrecked freight car. Debris in the area.
American models at Miami Beach, Florida. Girls in swimming suits and other different costumes walking along a beach. The girls talk. The models display their costumes. A girl standing in front of a building. The U.S. flag flying atop the building.
A mass meeting of workers in Chicago, Illinois. Interior of a building. A large crowd of workers seated inside a hall. The U.S. flag flying on a flag pole. A banner reads: 'Remember Pearl Harbor Be Alert'. Other banner reads: 'President Roosevelt Mayor Kelly We are Ready'. The workers pledge their services as air raid wardens.
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