U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING CLEANED BY FIREMEN Washington D.C. firemen help give the Capitol Building a high-powered washdown with fire hoses to ready it for the coming legislative session. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE A BONFIRE Corvallis, Oregon college students build a structure that stands 72 feet high then light it for a giant bonfire that night.
1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
DEMOLITION DERBY STUNTS Demolition derby aredevils thrill the crowds with stunts including an autombile flipped over, a motorcycle barreling through a ring of fire and a head-on collision between to two drivers that sends at least one to the hospital. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
CHICAGO CELEBRATES CARDINAL'S SILVER JUBILEE The silver anniversary of Chicago's George Cardinal Mundelein is celebrated with an impressive jubilee in his honor.
1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ROOSEVELTS INSPECT WHEELER DAM SITE President and First Lady Roosevelt inspect the construction of the Wheeler Dam in Alabama, which is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Power project that will eventually construct nine dams along the Tennessee River. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ANTI-CRIME DEMONSTRATION An anti-crime demonstration has children and teenagers heaping toy pistols and real firearms onto a bonfire as part of a massive Chicago campaign to take the romance out of crime. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ROOSEVELTS LEAD ARMISTICE DAY CEREMONY The President and First Lady Roosevelt lead a touching Armistice Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Observer POV of the tomb seen through a row of flags. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
SAMUEL INSULL ACQUITTED Utilities magnate Samuel Insull and his family celebrate his Chicago acquittal on charges of mail fraud. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
ENGLISH COSTUMED COSTERMONGERS Proud cockney residents display their traditional costermonger costumes decorated with patterns of mother-of-pearl buttons. 1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP
FIREFIGHTERS TEST NEW EQUIPMENT Firemen demonstrate the latest in equipment including spraying two dozen new hoses in a spouting line and testing a new chemical that smothers gasoline and electrical fires. Interesting special effect transitions move one from scene to scene.
1934 - BLACK/WHITE Source: Video: BetaSP