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CLEAN: Hong Kong share prices open down 5.1 percent
CLEAN: Hong Kong share prices open down 5.1 percent
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FDR's National Recovery Administration hopes to boost American economy.
MS freight ship at dock (including American flag) / VS crane loading freight onto ship / MS NRA flag reading 'We do our part' / MS store window display with men's suits and NRA poster / LS EXT of White House and front lawn / Note: exact...
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America printing more money in an effort to jumpstart economy
Tilt down machine press printing U.S. currency bills / MS woman counting sheets of bills / Note: exact day not known
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B/W 1930s tilt down girl sleeping on ground by car near woman cleaning dishes in bucket / homeless family
B/W 1930s tilt down girl sleeping on ground by car near woman cleaning dishes in bucket / homeless family
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B/W 1935 men running alongside + jumping into slowly moving train
B/W 1935 men running alongside + jumping into slowly moving train
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B/W 1930s wide shot line of men being served food in soup kitchen / Great Depression
B/W 1930s wide shot line of men being served food in soup kitchen / Great Depression
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Massive flood damage across the United States
/ buildings under water / dog stranded on a roof / high flood waters / houses and farms devastated by the flood waters / aerial of flooded town. Massive flood damage across the United States on January 01, 1937 (Footage by Getty Images)
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B/W 1936 close up broken windmill lying on ground
B/W 1936 close up broken windmill lying on ground
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B/W 1936 women unloading cart in migrant workers camp
B/W 1936 women unloading cart in migrant workers camp
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Andrew Mellon becomes new ambassador to the Court of St. James
Andrew Mellon steps into Waterloo Station where the American flag is flying / Mellon is escorted though London by a guard of honor led by Sir Patrick Duff / Mellon exits a car and enters the American embassy / shakes hands with welcoming...
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New Congress sworn in that favors the jobless
Protestors walking through the streets of Washington D.C. / interior shot of new congress being sworn in. New Congress sworn in that favors the jobless on December 01, 1930 in Washington, DC
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B/W 1936 two fully loaded cars (one with cart) pulling into migrant worker camp + stopping by tent
B/W 1936 two fully loaded cars (one with cart) pulling into migrant worker camp + stopping by tent
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B/W 1936 line of fully loaded cars turning into driveway of migrant workers camp
B/W 1936 line of fully loaded cars turning into driveway of migrant workers camp
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B/W 1936 man holding pump handle talking to other man carving wood / migrant workers
B/W 1936 man holding pump handle talking to other man carving wood / migrant workers
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B/W 1935 3 male hobos (1 Black) sitting on top of moving train
B/W 1935 3 male hobos (1 Black) sitting on top of moving train
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Machine power: cotton picking
Farm workers driving cotton machine through field Machine power: cotton picking on April 01, 1942 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Migrant workers: mother and sons
Migrant woman sewing as her children sleep beside her / mother brushes son's forehead to stop a vegetable picking dream. Migrant workers: mother and sons on April 01, 1942 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Using machines to clear farm fields
Man on bulldozer clearing field / woman and children watch as they dig out a tree stump. Using machines to clear farm fields on April 01, 1942 (Footage by Getty Images)
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B/W 1930s slight PAN men in white shirts entering two doors of building / Great Depression
B/W 1930s slight PAN men in white shirts entering two doors of building / Great Depression
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B/W 1931 woman serving food with both hands very quickly at soup kitchen / San Francisco
B/W 1931 woman serving food with both hands very quickly at soup kitchen / San Francisco
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Skyscraper Construction in New York City
/girders being swung into position on building under construction, camera on elevator as it rises past girders and skeleton of new building / worker heating and throwing rivets for girders, man walking girders, LS of New York City.
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B/W 1935 low angle close up young man with thumb raised hitchhiking
B/W 1935 low angle close up young man with thumb raised hitchhiking
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People line the street waiting for their first drink after prohibition ends
Aerial view of excited people waiting for bars to open after Prohibition is repealed / interior shot of men and woman laughing and cheering as alcohol is poured out of a keg / one man drinks as other man jokingly places a beer mug on his...