500 Swanky Pets' strut at West Coast Dog Show. A 'Dog town special' arrives carrying a variety of dogs for tenth annual Santa Cruz dog show in Santa Cruz, California. Owners display their dogs.
Hard times in the Great Depression led to formation of The Bonus Army. American veterans of World War 1 march on streets of Washington DC, carrying a large poster demanding immediate cash redemption their "bonus" service certificates awarded by Congress in 1924 (but not lawfully payable until 1945). Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered by President Hoover, to clear the Bonus Army encampments, is seen standing in a street surrounded by several U.S. Army troops. People watch from sidewalks as a contingent of U.S. Army cavalry rides down the street. U.S. Army M-1917 tanks roll down Pennsylvania Avenue in July 1932. Bonus marchers and others watch from Lafayette Park in background. Scene shifts to the 1932 Democratic Party Convention in Chicago Stadium, Chicago, where delegates cheer after nominating Franklin D. Roosevelt as their Presidential candidate. Roosevelt seen waving from the podium. Migrant farm workers seen at temporary, dilapidated dwellings in close quarters, and sitting at a campfire, some with sad and desperate faces. Migrant farm workers' cars on the road, piled high with family belongings during westward migration. Migrants riding atop an open railroad freight car. Two men share a copy of the "Epic News" newspaper (published by supporters of Upton Sinclair and the End Poverty Movement in Los Angeles and central California). Narrator describes programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Construction workers ignite demolition charges during construction of Boulder Dam (aka Hoover Dam and officially so-named in 1947). Glimpse of President Roosevelt at the site in an open car, for its dedication on September 30, 1935. Construction workers engaged in building the dam. Another shot of President Roosevelt in his open car. Towers being erected to carry electric power from the dam's hydroelectric generators. President Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling broadly at the formal dedication ceremony, September 30, 1935. Controlled discharges of water through the dam. Views of the Boulder Dam hydroelectric generating station. Oil well rigs or oil derricks at work during construction at night. People at work in fabric mills or textile mills, and in a print shop
Santa Anita Derby in California, United States. Santa Anita Derby begins. Spectators cheer their horses. Racehorse Silver Spoon with jockey Ray York wins the race. Racehorse Royal Orbit comes in second place.
A film titled 'Santa Anita Handicap' shows people buying tickets to witness annually held horse race, Santa Anita Handicap in Arcadia in California. A large number of spectators gather to witness the race. Bay View, a horse, wins the race.
The wooden oil vessel 'Santa Paula' used to transport fuel on the high seas, set ablaze on the beach of San Francisco Bay at Hunters Point, California. Santa Paula's hulk burns after being condemned as a menace to shipping. Smoke and fire blaze from the ship as it burns. View of the vessel's hull on fire.
Horse race at Santa Anita, California. Jockey Johnny Longden rides at a horse race at Santa Anita. Johnny on horse, in the winner's circle, after winning his 5,000th race. Spectators cheer. Johnny's wife Hazel kisses him.
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