BOATING SHOT of New York skyline from East River. HAS of crowd milling on street. HAS of traders in stock exchange jumping about in agitated state (presumably portraying the crash that set off the Great Depression). Sequence showing people destroying produce they cannot sell, burning vegetables, wheat, spilling milk, throwing crates into water. CS PAN along group of victims of the Depression. Shots of slummy shack, mother holding child in doorway, interior shot of woman sitting in rocking chair, woman housekeeping in hovel, weak-looking girl lying on rough pallet. MSs of very thin cow in field. MLS of men opening gate, two military trucks entering. Shots of building burning, of fuming remains of burnt forest, of motionless English pit-head gear, of man stealing coal in abandoned mine. Shots of woman being showered with champagne. Sequence on wrestling match, four men wrestling in ring, winner being crowned by woman. Shots of man salvaging lathe turnings for scrap. CS of hands sorting metal pieces on table.

Corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in the 1930's.

"1929" FILLS SCREEN. DEPRESSION MONTAGE. HEADLINES, POVERTY. GREAT DEPRESSION.

During the Great Depression, children in families of jobless parents are supplied with free food in Chicago, Illinois. A sign reads 'Children's Shelter'. Children of unemployed parents arriving at the building. Free meals supplied to the children. The children eating the food. Location: Chicago Illinois USA. Date: October 22, 1931.

Two men rummage through a trashcan during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

GREAT DEPRESSION

[President Speaks To the Nation]

B ROLL OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. 17:03:54 B&W / FILE FTG OF 1920'S GREAT DEPRESSION / LABOR WORK / BREAD LINES / BARRELS OF FOOD / SHIPS / DOCKS.

Animation of the development of a low pressure system as it crosses the British Isles. A low, or depression, is a region of relatively low atmospheric pressure that forms along a front boundary. Initially, warmer air from the tropics is to the south moving northwards (a warm front), and cooler air from the poles is to the north, moving south (a cold front). This semi-stable arrangement is called a stationary front. The direction of movement of the fronts is indicated by the blue triangles (cold) and red semicircles (warm) on a weather map, and by arrows here. The Coriolis effect causes the direction of movement, with warm air pushing northeastwards and cold air southwestwards. Cold air moves faster than warm as it is denser, and the cold front sweeps south, undercutting the warm air. These factors contribute to the development of a low pressure area at the centre of the system. The circular lines show atmospheric pressure at 4 millibar intervals. The point of view then zooms to the ground, looking north from within the shrinking wedge of warm air. On the ground, high cirrus clouds precede the passage of the warm front, with stratus clouds over the front boundary. The warm air between the fronts has scattered clouds, as the warm air rises. The cold front moving rapidly from the west undercuts the warm air, forcing it up over the cold air, and this rapid upward passage causes the formation of tall clouds that bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. The faster-moving cold front catches the warm front, pushing under the front boundary and forming an occluded front (purple line), with associated cloud and rain. The occluded front continues to move eastward, until it has passed, leaving cold high pressure air and clear skies behind.

This may be a better quality version of this documentary than the version found on tape PM1613. See records for 1613.01 and 1613.02 for full description.<br/><br/>Great documentary contrasting slum housing with new suburban accommodation.

00:00:00:15 We are in a real crisis that could mushroom into somthing worse than the Great Depression. (0:11) /

Interview Re: The Great Depression

Warner Brothers spokesman talks about the recovery of Warner Bros. from the Great Depression

b&w - stock market crash of 1929 - Wall Street Lays an Egg headline - Stocks Collapse headline - Great Depression - Newspaper headlines - great depression

the great depression, breadline, dust bowl

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Animation of the development of a low pressure system as it crosses the British Isles. A low, or depression, is a region of relatively low atmospheric pressure that forms along a front boundary. Initially, warmer air from the tropics is to the south moving northwards (a warm front), and cooler air from the poles is to the north, moving south (a cold front). This semi-stable arrangement is called a stationary front. The direction of movement of the fronts is indicated by the blue triangles (cold) and red semicircles (warm) on a weather map, and by arrows here. The Coriolis effect causes the direction of movement, with warm air pushing northeastwards and cold air southwestwards. Cold air moves faster than warm as it is denser, and the cold front sweeps south, undercutting the warm air. These factors contribute to the development of a low pressure area at the centre of the system. The circular lines show atmospheric pressure at 4 millibar intervals. The point of view then zooms to the ground, looking north from within the shrinking wedge of warm air. On the ground, high cirrus clouds precede the passage of the warm front, with stratus clouds over the front boundary. The warm air between the fronts has scattered clouds, as the warm air rises. The cold front moving rapidly from the west undercuts the warm air, forcing it up over the cold air, and this rapid upward passage causes the formation of tall clouds that bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. The faster-moving cold front catches the warm front, pushing under the front boundary and forming an occluded front (purple line), with associated cloud and rain. The occluded front continues to move eastward, until it has passed, leaving cold high pressure air and clear skies behind.

PETRIFIED MATERIAL

Policemen destroy shacks of unemployed men in a shanty village in New York, United States during the Great Depression. A rubbled area being demolished by police and workers. The policemen watching the area. Other men and residents standing near the damaged shacks that are being removed. Location: New York United States USA. Date: May 18, 1933.

Exact dates of filming unknown.