In March, 1933, President Roosevelt declared a bank holiday to help the American nation recover from the panic of financial collapse. The situation is shown in scenes in a bank, in soup kitchens and milk lines and in a Salvation Army home in New York. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320002
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Banks and banking, American
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Finance
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Banks and banking, American
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Finance
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Salvation Army
History → Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
History → United States - History
People → Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)