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Dionne quintuplets participate at the christening and launching of ships in United States.
Canadian Dionne quintuplets participate at various christening and launching of ships at the Walter Butler shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin, United States during World War II. Five cargo ships built by Walter Butler Shipbuilders for the U.S. Maritime Commission are launched one by one. A man assists one of the girls as she launches a ship. People gather to watch the event. Children sing “God Bless America”.
The 1930s Great Depression and the administrations of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt, in the United States
Hard times in the Great Depression led to formation of The Bonus Army. American veterans of World War 1 march on streets of Washington DC, carrying a large poster demanding immediate cash redemption their "bonus" service certificates awarded by Congress in 1924 (but not lawfully payable until 1945). Army Chief of Staff, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered by President Hoover, to clear the Bonus Army encampments, is seen standing in a street surrounded by several U.S. Army troops. People watch from sidewalks as a contingent of U.S. Army cavalry rides down the street. U.S. Army M-1917 tanks roll down Pennsylvania Avenue in July 1932. Bonus marchers and others watch from Lafayette Park in background. Scene shifts to the 1932 Democratic Party Convention in Chicago Stadium, Chicago, where delegates cheer after nominating Franklin D. Roosevelt as their Presidential candidate. Roosevelt seen waving from the podium. Migrant farm workers seen at temporary, dilapidated dwellings in close quarters, and sitting at a campfire, some with sad and desperate faces. Migrant farm workers' cars on the road, piled high with family belongings during westward migration. Migrants riding atop an open railroad freight car. Two men share a copy of the "Epic News" newspaper (published by supporters of Upton Sinclair and the End Poverty Movement in Los Angeles and central California). Narrator describes programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Construction workers ignite demolition charges during construction of Boulder Dam (aka Hoover Dam and officially so-named in 1947). Glimpse of President Roosevelt at the site in an open car, for its dedication on September 30, 1935. Construction workers engaged in building the dam. Another shot of President Roosevelt in his open car. Towers being erected to carry electric power from the dam's hydroelectric generators. President Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling broadly at the formal dedication ceremony, September 30, 1935. Controlled discharges of water through the dam. Views of the Boulder Dam hydroelectric generating station. Oil well rigs or oil derricks at work during construction at night. People at work in fabric mills or textile mills, and in a print shop
Labor unrest involving coal miners, auto workers, and farmers, in the 1930s in the United States
Labor riots and strikes during the Great Depression. Opening scenes show coal being moved out of a mine in Harlan County, Kentucky. Armed Kentucky National Guard soldiers climb aboard and ride on each open car of coal. Miners who cross the picket lines to work (aka strike-breakers, or SCABS) enter the mine under National Guard protection. One miner carries a pistol, along with his lunch box. Change of scene to a street, probably in Detroit, Michigan, where several women carry signs denigrating the "Big Three" (automobile manufacturers). One sign reads: "The Big 3 call us RED Because we fight for Bread." The final sequence shows a group of men attacking a farmer's truck carrying milk cans. The attackers force the truck to the side of a country road and empty all the milk cans. A plank, filled with upwards pointing spikes, has been placed on the road to stop trucks. In a town street, A vigilante knocks a man from a vegetable truck, as it passes him. A gang of men attacking the vegetable truck are resisted by club wielding vigilantes.
Exteriors of diverse owned stores in Little Syria area on Washington Street in New York City, United States in the late 1930s.
Stores of various ethnic proprietors in Little Syria area of New York City, circa 1940. Exterior of "Anthony Coulapides" cigarette store. Man and woman in front of the "A. Sahahi and Co Inc" importer store. A Greek shop with a street address of "37." A Greek shop selling "Harem Oriental Pastry". Another shop with a Greek sign, followed by a shop with a Hebrew sign.
Signs outside astrology shops in Hollywood, California, United States in the mid 1930s
Hollywood, California, during the Great Depression. Views of different signs outside shops of astrology services. Signs like: - 'Ask Question', 'Crystal Gazer - Truth Only', 'Clairvoyant', 'Master Mind', 'Psychic', 'Palmist' (Palm reader), 'Super Woman', and 'Astrologer' can be seen. Also seen: "1-Foot Long Hot Dogs 10 cents."
Dionne quintuplets, 5 identical sisters from Canada, present at launch of five cargo vessels in the United States
Dionne quintuplets, the five identical sisters from Canada, present at launch of five cargo vessels at Walter Butler Shipbuilders in Superior, Wisconsin. Luggage belonging to the five Dionne quintuplets. The Dionne sisters and their parents wave from a moving train. The Dionne sisters each launch a ship one after the other assisted by a U.S. Navy officer. The Dionne sisters and their mother walk escorted by navy officers.
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