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.
Many people sustained injuries and three died as blaze sweeps a building in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Flames break out in the finishing department of the Cable Piano Company, spreading to the conservatory. Firefighters hose down building. Smoke rises from burning building. Crowds gather on the street to watch firefighters. Firemen care for injured man. A dead body being lowered from the building. Men carry out a dead body on stretcher.
Famous actors Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers riding horses after the announcement of their engagement in Santa Monica, California. The couple announce their engagement at the Riviera Country Club (1250 Capri Dr, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, United States). Buddy Rogers pets a black horse while Mary Pickford leans on a wooden fence. Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers shake hands with polo players. Buddy Rogers smiling.
Employees occupy plant in sit-down (or sit-in) labor strike in the South Bend, Indiana. Men and women workers sit idly at their machines in the Bendix Brake Products factory. Aerial views of factory. Exteriors of a building with workers milling around. Workers refuse to leave the plant at all while their organization demands the dissolution of a company union. People deliver food and supplies to workers, passing the goods through open windows. A striking worker holds his daughter who has been brought for a visit.
United Kingdom's King Edward VIII pays a visit to Royal Navy fleet, Portland. Royal Navy fleet in Portland harbor. The monarch passes lines of men standing at attention as King Edward VIII reviews sailors and marines aboard a ship.
Workmen work on Golden Gate span, San Francisco. Safety nets being used during construction work. Workmen place the last girder in place and complete the Golden Gate span.