Focus on the 20s
Focus on the 20s
Focus on the 20s. The end of World War One, the return of our military servicemen, Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Teapot Dome Scandal, Scopes Monkey Trial, Sacco & Vanzetti, the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, Hebert Hoover, Prohibition, and mass price speculation leading to the Wall Street Crash.
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DO NOT USE Opening Titles
Focus on the 20s
1918 Newsreel of jubilation & celebration in New York City after signing of Armistice, ending World War I (WWI): cheering crowd hold newspapers w/ headlines, "Germany Quits" & "Germany Surrenders"; puppet effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm holding white flag of surrender; many American flags being waved by crowd; panning MS group of Red Cross workers, one wearing Uncle Sam outfit. Panning TLS lare group of American servicemen (navy & marines) standing on deck of transport boat. MS President WOODROW WILSON speaking to sailors on boat. Panning MS U.S. sailors & marines resting on deck of transport ship. Over the shoulder MS group of servicemen waving from deck of boat sailing in New York Harbor, Statue of Liberty in BG. Nice TLS Statue of Liberty. MS happy white female Red Cross nurse handing out something to servicemen on boat. MSs nurses tending to bed-ridden war veterans in hospital. MSs war vet trying on artificial limb (left leg), putting on pants. MS war vet in rocking chair weaving basket in hospital.
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DO NOT USE Stills of ailing President Wilson, post-stroke.
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MS Senator HIRAM JOHNSON (Hiram Warren Johnson, R-CA) waving hat to throng of supporters surrounding him; LS crowd outside Civic Auditorium in San Francisco during the 1920 Democratic National Convention; MS fervent Democratic supporter, elated white woman cheering & pumping fist enthusiastically; MS/LSs delegates on convention floor; quick MS Presidential candidate JAMES COX and VP candidate FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT standing in open convertible; MSs young Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) stumping on campaign trail.
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TLS crowd & marching band at train station in Marion, Ohio; MS men wearing top hats marching w/ striped umbrellas; MS/TLSs supporters outside Coolidge home in Marion some carrying "Harding/Coolidge" signs; MS Senator WARREN G. HARDING (R-OH) stumping from front porch of home; MS Warren G. Harding with tuba; MS Warren Harding & wife Florence, aka "The Duchess," waving to crowd. MSs Sen. Harding shaking hands, delivering speeches in Ohio. MS Sen. Harding walking w/ the Duchess, doffing his hat en route to Inauguration, March 4, 1921; MS Harding delivering Inaugual Address. MS Harding speechifying, relying heavily upon cards. MS President Harding wearing white suit, standing on steps w/ U.S. military officers including General JOHN J. PERSHING (Blackjack Pershing). TLS U.S. Army soldiers marching during inspection, rifles shoulderbound & American flag held high. MS President Harding placing hat over heart.
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DO NOT USE Stills of delegates at 1921 Washington Naval Conference.
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Funeral of President Warren G. Harding, Washington, DC, 1923: TLS flag-draped coffin on gun carriage with military escort; MS frail-looking WOODROW WILSON sitting in car with wife Edith Bolling Galt, fanning himself; LS funeral procession in DC. TLS uniformed marines, sailors, soldiers escorting car carrying casket of Harding in Marion, Ohio.
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DO NOT USE Still of Coolidge
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MSs President CALVIN COOLIDGE with politician, then writing in office. TLS Coolidge farm in Vermont; MSs Calvin Coolidge sharpening scythe, threshing wheat.
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DO NOT USE Still of Harding Attorney General Harry Dougherty.
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Teapot Dome Scandal: TLS/LSs government oil fields, oil wells;
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DO NOT USE Still of investigating Senate commitee.
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DO NOT USE Still montage of Prohibition, federal agents enforcing law of the land by dumping or smashing bootleg booze. Still of reknowned gangster AL CAPONE (Scarface, Alfonse Capone).
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MSs "Queen of the Speakeasys" TEXAS GUINAN posing with "friends". MS routlette wheel spinning; MSs white folks gambling at roulette wheel, craps table.
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DO NOT USE Still
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1925 newsreel of Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tennessee: MS banner hanging over sidewalk "Darwin is Right Inside"; MS spectators entering yard gate of courthouse; panning TLS crowded courtroom during trial; MS defendant JOHN SCOPES speaking to judge; MSs defense attorney CLARENCE DARROW speaking to jury; MS crowd; MS attorney WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN speaking to court. Darwinism vs. creationism. Teaching of evolution in public schools.
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MS long line of male immigrants passing by camera outside brick building.
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DO NOT USE Stills of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
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TLSs Sacco and Vanzetti supporters protesting in New York City, police trying to control or break it up.
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DO NOT USE Stills of Klu Klux Klan outdoor rallies (hoods and burning crosses). Stills of 1925 KKK March in Washington, DC. Includes still of little girl wearing klan robes and hood. Still of inner city black kids standing by fire in trash can during winter. Still of Junior Branch of NAACP. Still of attorney Roy Wilkins.
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Coolidge on campaign trail, 1924: MSs President CALVIN COOLIDGE and wife Grace Coolidge shaking hands, watching parade of supporters, pinching cheek of big fat baby; sideview MS President Coolidge speaking to outdoor crowd; TLS crowd, people in FG waving small American flags; MS Calvin Coolidge speaking to camera-- "These are some of the reasons that I want to cut down on public expense. I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government & more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom." Keeping Cool With Coolidge.
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DO NOT USE Montage of print ads for items like cars, cigarettes, radios, clocks.
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DO NOT USE Stills of Republican presidential candidate Herbert Hoover. Still of Democratic presidential candidate Alfred Smith.
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Panning TLS New York Governor AL SMITH riding in convertible, doffing hat to crowd lining street. MSs businessman HERBERT HOOVER on campaign trail, meeting w/ big business.
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DO NOT USE Still
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CU/MSs ticker tape machines in operation, stock numbers being processed, employees typing number.
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DO NOT USE Still