Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
Challenge of Change - PT1 : Presented by the US Dept. of Labor, about the history of the Dept of Labor, 1913-1933.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
March 4, 1913, Inauguration Day, high angle LSs of military parade through the streets of Washington DC, some shots w/ Capitol Dome in BG. MS President William Howard Taft in office, looking over documents. Recreation CU Taft signing legislation.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
LS/MSs bustling urban streets, early 1900s (Turn of the Century); streets clogged with horse-drawn carriages, jittery automobiles, trolleys, etc, fashions of well-dressed pedestrians on sidewalk (upper class, high society, wealthy).
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
DO NOT USE: TITLE CARDS
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
Early 1900s (Turn of the Century): GV rows of women laborers at textile mill seated at sewing machines. 1920s: MS men working at steel mill, pouring molten metal. 1950s: MCUs miners working in coal mine. 1900s (Turn of the Century): line of female workers clocking in for factory shift. Elevated view of factory w/ men walking about.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
Immigrants Early 1900s (Turn of the Century): GVs lines of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, carrying their belongings.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
DO NOT USE: Photo of Statue of Liberty.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
Industry 1910s, Turn of the Century: GV women working at textile mill. GV men working at steel mill. Great tracking shot of urban street vendors in New York (Manhattan?) ghetto. MCU elderly man tipping his hat and speaking to camera.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
DO NOT USE: Illustrations
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
Recreation of 1913 America: MS sign on building reading "Department of Labor". MS/GV horse-drawn carriage parked outside bldg, man in straw boater hat takes stack of books from cart into Department of Labor bldg. GV interior with men working in Bureau of Labor Statistics office.
Challenge of Change - History of the US Department of Labor
DO NOT USE: Still of Archduke Ferdinand & wife descending steps, copy of SF Daily Times spinning towards cam w/ headline, ARCHDUKE ASSASSINATED!