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Opening ceremony and athletic events at the 1936 track events between the USA and Britain held in London.
Athletic events at the 1936 track events between the USA and Great Britain in London, England, United Kingdom. The athletes of various participating nations during the march-past. Athletes on the mark for the men's race to begin. They run along the track, while the spectators cheer.
Motorcade of President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives to address a huge crowd of democrats from all States of United States.
Huge crowd fills the Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center (3517 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA) at the close of the Democratic National Convention. Arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's motorcade at the arena to deliver his nomination acceptance speech. Motorcade is escorted by troops on horseback. President Roosevelt's supporters stand on both sides of the road and cheer for him.
Life and times of Henry Ford and the Model T, with events from 1904 through 1936 (not always in chronological order).
Mix of scenes covering Henry Ford and his Model T cars, Model Ts travel through a stream and along rutted roads and through snow. Ford Model Ts equipped with special wheels travel on the rails along a railroad trestle. One drives slowly along a large pipeline. Views inside Ford auto factory of assembly line operations. Car hoods being pressed into shape. Car bodies on assembly line. Engine blocks moving on conveyer. Car bodies being placed on chassis. Henry Ford walking along garden path at his home, Fairlane, in Dearborn Michigan. Glimpse of Henry Ford joking with Scottish comedian, Harry Lauder, in 1914. Henry ford tinkering with an old steam engine, and later, driving one of his tractors. Ford in his office conferring with employees. Family gathering as Edsel Ford is about to embark on a transcontinental trip with Model T Ford cars, on May 5, 1924. The Fords doing country dances together. Henry Ford camping with Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs (later seen driving a 1918 Ford Model T). Views of the men (who called themselves the "Four Vagabonds," as they dine under a tent and use a large Lazy Susan table. Ford speaking directly into Edison's right ear (he was hard of hearing) while Firestone looks on, amused. Edsel Ford with his father outdoors, and in the Ford factory. Father and son sitting by the Quadricycle with a 1936 white Ford sedan behind them. Portrait of Henry Ford. Luxury limousine at a mansion. It has no right side door for the chauffeur, and a right hand steering wheel (British built?) Woman enters and luxurious interior is described. Chauffeur enters at left door and slides across seat to right-side steering wheel. Lincoln chauffeured limousine passes and parks in front of a Model T. May 1927, men assemble the body onto the 15 millionth Model T car, and it drives away with Henry Ford as passenger. Old Ford cars brought into plant where they are seen being crushed and scrapped, and their steel recycled into new cars.
Destroyed buildings and wrecked vehicles in the flooded streets of Johnstown Pennsylvania due to 1936 flood.
Damage due to massive flood in March 1936 in Johnstown Pennsylvania, known as the Saint Patrick's Day Flood. People gather on the streets in the flood affected areas. The destroyed buildings in the area. Names visible on some shops and buildings including Hendler Hotel, Valley Drug Co., Exide, Alderman, Penn Traffic Co. The wrecked vehicles in the flooded street. People viewing the damage. The debris on the street. The streets submerged in water. Buildings along the sides of the streets. Mountains in the background. Men clearing rubble with shovels. People viewing debris while standing on the steps of a building. A stopped street car or trolley car with flood debris on top of it.
Flood in Alabama near Montgomery in 1936.
Alabama is hit by floods in 1936. A steel bridge stands over flood overflowing a river. A steam locomotive and train moving on elevated track over flooded area. Aerial view of houses and trees near Montgomery partially submerged by the flood. Distant view of a stranded motorist being rescued by boat.
WPA workers build a massive scale model of New York City; also WPA art, library, and theater programs
Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in New York City during the Great Depression. Skilled architects, draftsmen, and artists work for the WPA on a massive scale model of New York City, built in cooperation with New York University (this model predates the famous Panorama of New York City model built for the 1964 World's Fair). An artist is seen leaning over part of the model painting one of its features, which include detailed roads, bridges, buildings, and waterways. A hand lifts a building and measures its base with a ruler. Cartographic Survey WPA workers are seen creating a relief map of Staten Island for educational use. Men and women artists, including sculptors, are seen creating new sculptures funded by WPA. A man carves a bust in an art studio or class. Another man carves a relief stone commemorating Dewitt Clinton. A man stands in a Free Library and looks at books. Two women on a park bench look at books from the WPA Free Library holdings. A skilled artist is seen laying out and buildings stained glass windows for the United States Military Academy at Westpoint in New York. Stained glass panels depicting George Washington and soldiers are seen. A series of the George Washington stained glass windows is seen in place, with the artist applying final touches. Men work on the Federal Theater Project. Billboard signs advertising various WPA funded theatre productions in 1936 are shown, including Jefferson Davis, The World's Greatest Circus, Taking the Air, The Mikado, Macbeth, All American Minstrels, Battle Hymn, and Horse Eats Hat.
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