Great Depression footage after the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of the U.S. in Washington D.C. in 1933. During a bank holiday two day after the inauguration of Franklin D Roosevelt as the President of the US, vehicles move on the streets. Long lines of civilians move on the streets. Man makes a genuine hand made "depression dollar." which is made out of rubber. He demonstrates how it can grow for inflation by stretching. He displays the dollar designed for inflation. Other man stretches the dollar. Man approaches a merchant. He exchanges his guitar for basket of fruits under the barter system which was common in the depression. Footage is from a 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
United States Headquarters Compound in Berlin, Germany. View of the Headquarters Compound, United States Headquarters, Berlin. A flag flutters in wind on a flagpole in front of the building. A guard at the gate waves at vehicles passing by. A sign on fence reads "United States Headquarters Berlin". Men walk in the garden area of the headquarters. View of the U.S. Consulate building. A seal reads "Consulate,United States of America".
Activities of German civilians in Germany after World War II. American troops aboard a ship underway at sea. U.S. soldiers read,write letters,relax and play cards. Three soldiers discuss the amount of money spent on Germany and its black market. Damaged ships docked in a harbor. German civilians walk along streets. Damaged buildings in the background. German women cut trees for fuel. Woman cooks food and family members eat. Poor civilians stand in bread lines on streets. Civilians stop and watch at store windows on streets. Models pose in different outfits at a fashion show. Black market dealers and ex Nazi party members attend the show. Woman purchases an expensive hat. View of beautiful houses maintained by former Nazi party members. Black marketer sells soap and coffee to a housewife.
The U.S. Army rehearses for war in Chicago, Illinois. An aircraft in flight. Soldiers fire artillery and advance on a field. Antiaircraft guns fire at diving aircraft. Soldiers fire machine guns. Tanks advance on a field.
Battle of Tarawa in Pacific during World War II. British Vickers coastal guns, captured by the Japanese in Singapore, silenced by U.S. Navy bombardments. Damaged Japanese tank and Command Post.
Activities of United States Secret Service Agents in Washington D.C. An armored railway car is provided to the President of the United States for protection when he travels by train. The secret service agents talk with the railroad associations about the protection of train during the tour. The advance heads supervise the train. Presidential train is provided with a communications car operated by the U.S. Army signal Corps. They keep a record about the tour using the short wave radio and telephone.
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