| Title |
Description |
Duration
|
| Better Housing News Flashes (No. 7)
1935 |
Newsreel-style theatrical short on the benefits of the National
Housing Act to homebuilders, remodelers, and prospective homeowners.
|
4:30
|
| [National Recovery Administration (NRA) Promo] 1933 |
Promotional short for the New Deal era National Recovery Administration.
|
2:47
|
| Rain for the Earth (Part I) 1937 |
Film documenting the drought in the "Dust Bowl" and the
efforts utilized to combat it.
|
9:52
|
| The River 1937 |
This documentary on the Mississippi River Valley, covers the history
of the exploitation of its resources, and the work being done to
reclaim and rehabilitate the area.
|
29:57
|
| Your Social Security ca. 1940s |
Film detailing the functioning of the Social Security system.
|
17:02
|
| Man Against the River 1937 |
Film documenting the efforts members of the Works Project Administration
performed in assisting refugees from the winter flood of the Ohio
River.
|
9:54
|
| We Work Again ca. 1930s |
A film on the African Americans and the benefits they receive from
the New Deal.
|
10:51
|
| Work Pays America 1937 |
The film denotes the beneficial effects on American society, and
unemployed workers to be gained from the Works Project Administration's
program of public works.
|
31:08
|
| The City 1939 |
With music by Aaron Copland, this film is a plea from the Regional
Planning Association of America to stop the chaotic growth and urban
sprawl of American cities.
|
30:58
|