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.
Great Depression era Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in New York City. A sign reads: 'Play Street Closed'. Children play various games and sports on a street in New York City that has been closed to traffic, under the supervision of WPA employees. A man instructs them. They play checkers, jacks, and a small court tennis game using ping pong paddles. They play round games holding hands and moving together. Children seen entering the toyery, an experimental program at the Heckscher Foundation For Children. A boy smiles as a woman in the toyery hands him a truck toy to borrow from the lending library of toys. Several children are shown trading in a toy for a different toy. Children seated in a room show each other flashcards to improve their reading skills, during remedial instruction time. Women in a Long Island City kitchen prepare school lunches for 800 needy children. A woman cook prepares a sandwich and a group of women wrap up batches of sandwiches. View of a day nursery, with a nap or rest area with small beds. A nurse in the nursery examines a child's mouth with a tongue depressor. Young children play with blocks in the nursery. They sit at tables in a dining room. Children drink milk and eat food.
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