Sherman Grinberg Film Library
During Great Depression, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt explains and signs Social Security Act
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt sitting at small table signing Social Security Act, Congressmen standing around him / SOT Roosevelt speaking about bill before signing / closer shot of Roosevelt continuing so speak, then signing bill
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Social Security Act during the Great Depression
Title card: "Paramount News Special!" / title card: "FDR signs security bill" / Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, sitting at small table, signs act, with congressmen standing around him looking on / two shots of SOT Roosevelt speaking,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Migrant workers in California
Title card: "Nomads - U.S. Faces Problem of Migrant Workers" / car loaded with mattresses, sacks, and furniture on highway / second car with sacks and furniture in trailer on highway / migrant worker camp / children sitting in makeshift...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
During Great Depression, Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge speaks out against New Deal in Macon, GA
[Shaky footage throughout] Two shots of Georgia Gov. Eugene Talmadge standing on stage, VO cheers and applause; SOTs "...the federal government is working consistently to tear down states' rights. If the present program is continued for...
Hearst Metrotone News
Gun-toting soldiers wearing gas masks burn Bonus Army shanties in Washington, D.C.
Gun-toting soldiers wearing gas masks burn Bonus Army shanties in Washington, D.C.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Head of AFL proposes gold mining for unemployed
[Audio not synchronized] Title card: "Editor's note: President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urges Pathe News grubstakes plan, originated by Randolph Walker, to put thousands more to work" / VS SOTs Green supports the...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
During Great Depression, President of American Federation of Labor William Green speaks to Congressional Committee in Washington, DC
Title card: "President Green speaks for the American Federation of Labor" / American Federation of Labor Pres. William Green, standing at table where members of Congressional Committee are sitting, speaks to Committee, US Senator David...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Bonus Army members on Capitol steps and grounds
PAN Bonus Army members covering US Capitol steps waiting for Senate vote results / PAN men by cars, man with camera stands on car roof; men walking behind cars on grounds including small group of black veterans, people in bg, can see...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dust Bowl in Texas
Title card: "Dust more dust" / three shots in dust storm of dust-covered fields / farmhouse surrounded by dust-covered field / shed with dust piled up against it / WS man running across dust-covered field in dust storm / man coming out...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Bonus Army leader Waters speaks to members
Walter Waters speaks forcefully with arm raised amid Bonus Army group on US Capitol grounds; people clap / quick shot tree branches / group waving to camera, some with hats, Waters in center speaking / Note: exact day not known
Hearst Metrotone News
Citizens clamor to reclaim their savings after the 1929 stock market crash.
Citizens clamor to reclaim their savings after the 1929 stock market crash.
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Unemployed workers accept charity during the Great Depression.
Unemployed workers accept charity during the Great Depression.
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Scraps of paper cover the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the 1929 crash of the stock market.
Scraps of paper cover the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the 1929 crash of the stock market.
Hearst Metrotone News
An auction buyer pays a jobless man during the Great Depression.
An auction buyer pays a jobless man during the Great Depression.
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks about social security, unemployment insurance, and pensions after signing the Social Security Act.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks about social security, unemployment insurance, and pensions after signing the Social Security Act.
Hearst Metrotone News
Unemployed workers try to find jobs during the Great Depression.
Unemployed workers try to find jobs during the Great Depression.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Warner Brothers spokesman talks about the recovery of Warner Bros. from the Great Depression
CU SOT Warner Brothers spokesman talks about the recovery of Warner Brothers following the Great Depression
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Hunger Marchers and World War I veterans demonstrate during the Great Depression.
Hunger Marchers and World War I veterans demonstrate during the Great Depression.
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Parade participants escort a vegetable covered coffin during the Great Depression.\n
Parade participants escort a vegetable covered coffin during the Great Depression.\n
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Poverty stricken people live in shanty towns called Hoovervilles during the Great Depression.
Poverty stricken people live in shanty towns called Hoovervilles during the Great Depression.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt calls for national unity to tackle economic recovery at American Legion speech in Chicago
Title card: "ROOSEVELT ASKS UNITY FOR RECOVERY! - American Legion convention hails historic speech at Chicago" / LS-PAN RIGHT delegates gathered inside Chicago Stadium to hear speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at American Legion...
AFP News Agency
Markets tailspin steps up pressure for world action on crisis
Markets tailspin steps up pressure for world action on crisis
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Swing dancing gets toes tapping in crisis
VOICED : Swing dancing gets toes tapping in crisis
Hearst Metrotone News
United States Army tanks and troops destroy demonstrators' shacks in Washington, D. C.
United States Army tanks and troops destroy demonstrators' shacks in Washington, D. C.