U.S. in the 20th Century: 1920-1932
U.S. in the 20th Century: Post WWI
Steamship (possibly U.S.S. Leviathan) pulling into New York City dock, tugboats nearby. Adult Caucasian male U.S. soldiers on deck. U.S. soldiers returning from Europe walking gangplank. Adult Caucasian male military officers riding horses in armistice parade in New York City, American flags on buildings. Crowd of Caucasian men and women waving hats and small American flags. Military band marching down street, adult Caucasian men riding horses behind them; crowd cheers from sidewalks. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Edith Wilson going up stairs on U.S. Navy ship; adult Caucasian sailors standing at attention on deck. President Wilson, wife, and unidentified dignitaries watching ceremony from naval ship. American battleships sailing; lead ship fires shot. Unidentified adult Caucasian man speaking to President Wilson.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Campaigning
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Edith Wilson getting into convertible automobile draped with American flag bunting, President Wilson doffing hat to crowd. Rear-view adult Caucasian male marching band in parade, confetti falling. Crowd of Caucasian men and women lining parade route, cheering as President Wilson stand and waves from car. Adult Caucasian male Secret Service agents walking briskly alongside car, watching crowd. President Wilson speaking to large outdoor crowd. Wilson shaking hands with unidentified male. President Wilson greeting baby and adult Caucasian mother. Wilson walking with entourage, waving to supporters. Wilson shaking hands, listening to two elderly adult Caucasian men.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Campaigning
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson speaking from bunting-draped rear patio of Princeton home.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Stroke Recovery
Frail U.S. President Woodrow Wilson leaving building, getting into waiting car; First Lady Edith Wilson stands at door. President Wilson waving weakly to camera; seated beside him are wife Edith and sister-in-law Margaret. Crowds walking along the city sidewalk; traffic passing on street.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Warren G. Harding
Large crowd of adult Caucasian men and women milling outside building. Large crowd standing outside, facing Warren G. Harding's house in BG. Warren G. Harding making an appearance to crowd with wife Florence; Caucasian male child stands next to Harding, cheering. Group of campaign placards moving through crowd. VS Warren G. Harding using notes, speaking to crowd of adult Caucasian men and women during "Return to Normalcy" campaign. Mostly adult Caucasian women marching, waving handkerchiefs. Large crowd dispersing from Harding house. Harding standing at porch of home, shaking hands with adult Caucasian men at formal event.
U.S. in the 20th Century: President Harding
U.S. President-Elect Warren Harding exiting building with adult Caucasian male entourage, getting into car. Crowd assembled at Capitol Hill for Inauguration. Harding sitting next to President Woodrow Wilson in open car; adult Caucasian man places blanket across both their laps. President's motorcade drives through D.C. streets; adult Caucasian male military officers riding on horses alongside motorcade. Presidential motorcade and military officers on horseback riding to Capitol Hill, crowds lining streets. Capitol Building prepped for Inauguration Day. U.S. President Harding delivering Inaugural Address. President Harding delivering separate speech, Edith Wilson in BG.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Harding Administration
U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes looking over papers in office. 1921 International Conference On Naval Limitation, male representatives from United States, Japan, Italy, France, and Great Britain standing around table while one man signs a document. American, Japanese, British, and Italian flags hanging together. Two adult Caucasian men swap out papers, while elderly adult Caucasian man (possibly Arthur Balfour) signs papers. Naval Agreement book turned to signature page. U.S. Capitol Building, American flag flying at full mast in FG. House of Representatives in session, Congressmen taking seats. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon working in office, speaking to unidentified adult Caucasian man. U.S. President Warren Harding working in office. City traffic.
U.S. in the 20th Century: 1920s Fun and Games
Adult Caucasian woman wearing bathing suit and ha, looking out over beach. Three adult Caucasian women wearing bathing suits, walking hand in hand toward camera on New Jersey shore. Two adult Caucasian men running small boat from shore into water. Collegiate football game in progress.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Labor
Line of workers in silhouette walking toward factory. Young adult, adult, and middle-aged Caucasian men working in darkened factory. General Electric (GE) light bulbs on assembly line. Adult Caucasian man working in auto factory, taking wheel from machine and hooking it onto traveling line. Adult Caucasian men in line, receiving pay. Middle-aged adult Caucasian farmer manning horse-drawn plow. Farmhouses.
U.S. in the 20th Century: President Harding Funeral Procession
Body of U.S. President Warren Harding in American flag-draped coffin, being carried by adult Caucasian pallbearers from church into hearse. Overview of hearse with military procession, funeral route through Washington D.C. street; citizens gathered on sidewalks. Long line of Caucasian men and women paying final respects to former President Harding; U.S. Marines maintain vigil.
U.S. in the 20th Century: President Coolidge Administration
U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes going through paperwork, speaking to someone off-screen. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mellon working, writing. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover going over papers with unidentified adult Caucasian male. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge working in office; two unidentified adult Caucasian men come and leave his office, looking over notes. President Coolidge delivering Inaugural Address.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Jobs and Manufacturing
Adult Caucasian men making their way around traffic in a crowded New York City street. Dark factory. Molten steel bars being produced. Adult Caucasian men working at construction site, pouring and smoothing concrete.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Lifestyle
Adult Caucasian man standing at microphone in radio station (Radiowls), banging call bells before speaking. Adult Caucasian woman buying goods in a small grocery store, adult Caucasian man wrapping her purchases. Young adult female Caucasian fashion models posing.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Cars and Plane
Middle-aged adult Caucasian man at car dealership lot, looking over and getting into Ford Model T; starts engine, drives off. Ford Model T driving down street, parked cars in BG. City traffic. Adult Caucasian men working on car assembly line. Two new cars being driven from factory, adult Caucasian man watching cars leave. New road construction, excavator digging up dirt. Construction roller flattening, paving road. Triple engine Fokker airplane taxiing, taking off.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Stock Brokers
Adult Caucasian male stock brokers working inside New York Stock Exchange, taking and placing orders. Adult Caucasian men placing stock certificates on moving conveyor belt. Ticker tape, hands of adult Caucasian male encrypting it through teletype-like machine. Rows of adult Caucasian men behind wooden panels, on telephones. Adult Caucasian man behind wooden panel, talking to another man about piece of paper they're looking at.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Family and Farm Life
Two Caucasian male children, two adult Caucasian women, and adult Caucasian father in kitchen; father reads newspaper and smokes pipe while women tend to chores, and eldest son reads a section of the paper the father is finished with. VS adult Caucasian male farmers using combines to harvest crops.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Presidential Campaign 1928
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge standing with adult Caucasian male dignitaries. Overview of 1928 Republican National Convention, crowd waving American flags. Republican Presidential candidate Herbert Hoover being welcomed by crowd. Hoover delivering speech. Huge banner of Hoover's face hanging over city street reads, "Iowa Welcomes You"; motorcade procession, Hoover waving to citizens standing on sidewalks. Democratic Presidential candidate and Governor of New York Al Smith delivering speech at Democratic National Convention. Huge crowd of supporters waving small American flags. Smith standing in convertible automobile, waving to supporters.
U.S. in the 20th Century: President Hoover
U.S. President-Elect Herbert Hoover and President Calvin Coolidge sitting in a car on Inauguration Day; they remove hats and smile at camera. Cars leaving the White House, Secret Service man running alongside. President Hoover giving Inaugural Address. Adult Caucasian man buying newspaper at newsstand. Elderly adult Caucasian man reading investor paper. Elderly Caucasian man walking into room, holding a cigar, greeting other men sitting and reading before stopping to talk about contents in an investor paper. William Street / Wall Street sign. Pedestrians and traffic outside New York Stock Exchange building.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Stock Market Crash
Adult Caucasian male stock brokers working on floor of New York Stock Exchange. Adult Caucasian men putting stock certificates in different mail slots. Adult Caucasian men working at desks, closing window openings, preventing any further business exchanges. Overview of trading floor, papers flying through air.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Stock Market Crash
Adult Caucasian male stock brokers working on floor of New York Stock Exchange.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Great Depression
Large crowd of adult Caucasian men standing outside. Chain-link fence with barbed wire, posted sign reading, "No Men Wanted." Middle-aged adult Caucasian man wearing "Unemployed" placard on street. Mostly adult Caucasian crowd of men standing outside storefront, adult Caucasian woman exiting store. U.S. President Herbert Hoover speaking at outdoor press conference. President Hoover speaking to joint session of Congress, U.S. Vice President Charles Curtis and Speaker of the House John Nance Garner (D-TX) seated behind him. Crowd of mostly adult Caucasian men standing in city streets, pedestrians and cars moving around crowd. Line of middle-aged adult Caucasian men and adult Caucasian women carrying their children, going into a kitchen.
U.S. in the 20th Century: Great Depression
Long lines of adult Caucasian men and women waiting to withdraw savings from bank, police keeping order. Adult Caucasian men looking for work at employment agency. Adult Caucasian men sleeping or loitering on city park benches. Adult Caucasian man sewing on park bench. Adult Caucasian man rummaging through garbage can.
U.S. in the 20th Century: March on Washington
Overview of adult Caucasian male and female marching on the Capitol, protesting the government's response to the Great Depression. One adult Caucasian woman being particularly vocal as she marches with group of men. VS protesters at Capitol Building, armed police keeping order and traffic moving.
U.S. in the 20th Century: FDR Campaigning
Democratic Presidential candidate and Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt on campaign trailer, doffing hat to crowd following motorcade. Young adult and adult Caucasian women waving American flags, cheering on Gov. Roosevelt, two lines of adult Caucasian men walking ahead of motorcade. Caucasian boy stepping up to Gov. Roosevelt's car and presenting him with flower bouquet, crowd encircling Gov. Roosevelt's car. Campaign rally for Roosevelt. Roosevelt delivering speech. Audience stands and applauds.
U.S. in the 20th Century: FDR Inauguration Day
U.S. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt sitting in car, smiling. President Herbert Hoover exiting White House with First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, shaking hands with Eleanor Roosevelt, getting into FDR. President Hoover and President-Elect Hoover exchanging a few words. Two cars, one with President Hoover and President-Elect Roosevelt, and one with First Lady Hoover and Eleanor Roosevelt, leave the White House. VS motorcade procession through DC streets to Capitol Building, crowds lining the streets.