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Wilmington Delaware USA 1930 stock footage and images

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Columns and beam structure set at foundation of Empire State Building during construction in New York.

Empire State Building under construction in New York City. Columns at the building in two story length. Animated pointer shows first column set on April 8th 1930 and curb reached at 25th April, 1930. The construction site of the building. Beam panel structures. Aerial view of the building. Columns at the construction area.

Date: 1930, April
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026639
Fire consumes large North German Lloyd ocean liner Munchen (later Steuben) docked in New York Harbor, New York City

Clear aerial views of midtown and lower Manhattan, New York City 1930, but with smoke coming from Hudson River pier of New York Harbor where the North German Lloyd liner Munchen (sometimes Muenchen or München) is seen on fire, shortly after docking in New York after the voyage from Bremen, Germany. Ship emits smoke and fire at the pier. Firefighters spray water to extinguish fire. Views of the piers and slips and dock areas on the Hudson River at New York City and close up views of the firefighters battling the blaze on the Muenchen. The ship subsequently sank at dock. She was raised later in 1930, repaired in dry dock, and returned to service under the new name SS General von Steuben. The ship was sunk in 1945 by the S-13 submarine of the Soviet Union.

Date: 1930, February 15
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049598
Philip Hauser briefs George Stone on U.S. census from 1820 to 1931 in USA; also some Wall Street depression scenes

George Stone and Dr Philip Hauser at the presentation of U.S. census around 1960. A slide of U.S. map appears on the screen. 1820 and population figures are marked on part of the map inhabited at that time. The reasons for the increase in the population are discussed by George Stone and Dr Philip Hauser. In the next slide census figures of 1830 appears. Concern for the handicapped lead to including of deaf, dumb and blind category in this census is shown. Dr Philip Hauser shows cartoons appearing in newspapers of that time to George Stone. In the next slide, census figures of 1850 and 7 classes of occupation of people are seen. A percentage representation of various occupations in the population is given in the next slide. The stress on accuracy of 1850 census is seen in the next slide. A comparison of number of occupations of males and females from 1840 to 1870 is shown in the next slide. Census of 1930 is mentioned in the next slide. 1931 is shown as a Special Unemployment Census. Newspaper headlines about stock market crash is seen. Around clip timecode 8:13 are images of Wall Street New York Stock Exchange floor near time of stock market crash. Wall Street region in New York City filled with people and views of lines or queues for homeless, unemployed, or food during the Great Depression.

Date: 1929
Duration: 9 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023756
U.S. military and naval officers lined up on the deck on launching of USS Saratoga (CV-3) from shipyard in Camden, New Jersey.

Launching of United States Navy Ship USS Saratoga (CV-3) from New York Shipbuilding Company yard in Camden, New Jersey. U.S. military and naval officers lined up on the deck of the ship. Commissioning ceremonies underway. The ship slides down the ways into the Delaware River. Boats sail near the ship in water. United States warplane aircraft fly over the ship.

Date: 1925, April 7
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036680
Places, paintings, and documents related to the American revolution 1776

Liberty Hall in Philadelphia. The cracked Liberty Bell. Reenactment of First Continental Congress and signing of Declaration of Independence. Paintings of George Washington crossing the Delaware River; and with his officers; and at prayer; Photos of Colonial cannons. Paintings of George Washington, on horseback.reviewing his troops; and on front porch of Mount Vernon. Copy of the Constitution of the United States.

Date: 1939
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024128
The funeral procession of President Franklin D. Roosevelt moves on the streets of Washington DC

Spectators line sidewalks in Washington,DC, to watch the funeral procession of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Police motorcycle escort surrounds flag-draped coffin of the President, resting on caisson pulled by team of horses. Color Guard and several closed black limousines are immediately behind. Two open cars, with Secret Service agents on their running boards, are seen next. The closest one carries the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn, and other officials. A contingent of Women Marines, in dress blues, marches ahead of the casket. Other military units march ahead of them in the distance. Change of scene with brief glimpse of sailors marching along Delaware Avenue, with Union Station in the background. Shift back to the President's casket continuing to move along. Grass and trees line the sides of the street, where spectators fill the sidewalks. Closeup of an open car carrying DC police chief, Edward J. Kelly and other police officials, followed by motorcycle policemen, and the team of horses pulling the caisson with the President's casket. Closeup of closed limousine carrying mourners. Open car carrying House Speaker Rayburn, and others. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Ernest King and an officer salute. People in the background.

Date: 1945, April 14
Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059246