Browse Titles - 37 results

American Experience, Civilian Conservation Corps
See details
produced by WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010), 53 mins
Interweaving rich archival imagery with the personal accounts of Civilian Conservation Corps veterans, this film tells the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments, positioning it as a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern environmentalism and federal unemployment relief.
produced by WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2010), 53 mins
×
Discussion of Franklin Roosevelt's Response to Charges of Communism and His Re-Election Campaign, 1936
See details
directed by John Alan Kane; produced by Caleb B. Stratton; in FDR: Years of Crisis, Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 6 mins
Follow the life and career of the famed politician in the years before he became president and explore the forces that shaped his vision.
directed by John Alan Kane; produced by Caleb B. Stratton; in FDR: Years of Crisis, Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2005), 6 mins
×
Harry Hopkins: At FDR's Side
See details
produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and...
produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
×
11. The 1920s, 1930s, and the Great Depression
See details
written by Buddy Sullivan; in Georgia: A State History, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 153-166
Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not al...
written by Buddy Sullivan; in Georgia: A State History, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 153-166
×
3. New Deal Parks in Dallas
See details
written by John H. Slate; in Historic Dallas Parks, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 57-92
Dallas, called "Big D," is the eighth largest city in the United States and rests on 343 square miles of rolling prairie. To meet the growing recreational and cultural needs of its citizens, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department maintains more than 23,018 park acres—one of the largest municipal park systems...
written by John H. Slate; in Historic Dallas Parks, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 57-92
×
2. The New Deal's Subsistence Homesteading
See details
written by Sandra Wolk Schimizzi, Michael Cary and Valeria Sofranko Wolk; in Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 13-16
In 1933, the town of Norvelt became the fourth of 99 planned subsistence homestead communities subsidized by the federal government as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act for dislocated miners and industrial workers. The American Field Service Committee was recruited to implement and build the subsistence...
written by Sandra Wolk Schimizzi, Michael Cary and Valeria Sofranko Wolk; in Norvelt: A New Deal Subsistence Homestead, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009), 13-16
×
1. The Depression and the New Deal
See details
written by Paul Crater; in World War II in Atlanta, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 9-28
Few historical events shaped the city of Atlanta more than World War II. A hub for the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, Atlanta is now home to over four million people and serves as national headquarters for a dozen Fortune 500 companies. It would never have developed to such prominence, however, with...
written by Paul Crater; in World War II in Atlanta, Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003), 9-28
×
March of Time, Volume 2, Episode 5, Relief
See details
in March of Time, Volume 2, Episode 5 (New York, NY: HBO, 1936, originally published 1936), 6 mins
in March of Time, Volume 2, Episode 5 (New York, NY: HBO, 1936, originally published 1936), 6 mins
×
United News, Release 68, 1943
See details
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1943, originally published 1943), 8 mins
Italy surrenders, 1943: Italians in New York City celebrate Italy's surrender. U.S. Troops land in North Africa. President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet at Casablanca. Allied planes bomb islands off Italy. Sicily is invaded by allied troops. The 7th Army and Britain's 8th Army land on Italy's mainland. Ital...
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1943, originally published 1943), 8 mins
×
United News, Release 109, 1944
See details
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. The Republican Convention in Chicago (Governors Bricker, Dewey, Landon, and Warren; Representative Joseph W. Martin; Chairman Harrison E. Spangler; Senator Taft; Wendell Willkie). 2. Members of the new Italian cabinet; U.S. soldiers, including Gene...
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1944, originally published 1944), 8 mins
×

Pages