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Children play games and receive instructions in handicraft during WPA supported play programs in New York City

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.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062814
Documentary of the League of Nations titled 'Message from Geneva'.

Documentary of the League of Nations titled 'Message from Geneva'. British policy towards League & its operational functions. Exterior view of houses of the Parliament and Big Ben. Speech of King Edward VIII, regarding opening of Parliament and League of Nations. Exteriors of BBC Broadcasting House in London and Post Office Headquarters. Man on telephone arrange radio broadcast from League of Nations in Geneva. Map shows post office radio land lines across Europe. Radio engineers prepare circuits. View of Canterbury Cathedral. Montage illustrates route from Geneva to England. BBC radio broadcast technicians at desks in London, switch to Geneva. Broadcaster in front of microphone in Geneva speaks.

Location: Geneva Switzerland
Date: 1936
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029380
French President Leon Blum Poses at League of Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland.

Views of Geneva: - Lake, buildings and hotels fly nation's flags. Exterior of Hotel des Bergues (Quai des Bergues 33, 1201 Genève, Switzerland) in Geneva. Also, exterior views of the Hotel de Russie in Geneva. Delegates arrive at the old electoral building in Geneva. French President Leon Blum Poses at League of Nations building.

Location: Geneva Switzerland
Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029381
Construction work on the new Palais des Nations (Palace of Nations) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Shows construction work on the new Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, which is being carried out by builders of ten nationalities. Interior Secretariat which is already up and running. Telephonists at work on switchboards. A meeting of League's Economic Committee. Shows a post room and post van leaving. Treasurer Seymour Jacklin. View of press office, journalists at desks, telephone booths and reporters telephoning in report. Under Secretary Frank Walters phones Radio Nations. He poses for camera. Views of Radio Nations building and Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Location: Geneva Switzerland
Date: 1936
Duration: 4 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029382
Founders of the League of Nations.

The founders of the League of Nations. Shows Woodrow Wilson reading newspaper.; Lord Arthur Balfour; M. Branting, Sweden; Gustav Stresemann, Germany; Fridtjof Nansen, Norway; Aristide Briand, France; Count Albert Apponyi, Hungary; Vittorio Scialoja, Italy; and Ignaz Seipel, Austria.

Location: Geneva Switzerland
Date: 1936
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029384
League of Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland.

View of Geneva in Switzerland. A Fokker F.XXXVI aircraft (PH-AJA) approaches before landing. Tourists on boat ride in Geneva. The old League of Nations building, also known as the Palais Wilson (Quai Wilson 47, 1201 Genève, Switzerland), in Geneva. Newly constructed Palace of Nations (8, Av. de la Paix 14, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland) headquarters. Scenes of the League's Secretariat Chamber, Counsel Chamber, and Library.

Location: Geneva Switzerland
Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029385
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