Category: 1930’s

Vintage black-and-white photograph of distinguished individuals at a formal event or seminar.

May 20, 1939 – Laying The Cornerstone For The Canadian Supreme Court

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”50909″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”May 20, 1939 – Cornerstone ceremony for Canadian Supreme Court Building – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] May 20, 1939 – The 1939 royal tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was undertaken in the build-up to World War II as a

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Band of men pulling a person out of a hole during a protest or conflict, historical black-and-white photograph emphasizing social unrest and activism, capturing moments of struggle and resistance, related to news archives on social justice.

March 1941 – Strikes, Sit-downs And Walk-outs. Organized Labor And Ford – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”50050″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”RJ Thomas, President: United Auto Workers – Radio Address – March 7, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! Between 1937 and 1941, several thousand workers were fired from Ford plants on suspicion of being union activists or even sympathizers. Ford’s black

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March 20, 1939 – Voices Of Spring – Diplomacy In Overtime – The League Of Germanism

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49889″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 20, 1939 – Radio Hungary, Radio Paris Shortwave – Radio Moscow Shortwave – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! As tensions increased throughout Europe, this first day of Spring in 1939, life for the most part was making a heroic attempt at

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Meeting of government officials and dignitaries in a historic parliamentary chamber, capturing political history and formal proceedings, with rich architectural details and attentive assembly.

January 3, 1936 – Opening Day Of Congress – Capitol Hill In The Days Of The New Deal.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”48497″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”January 3, 1936 – Opening Day of Congress – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It makes all the difference in the world: Become a Patron! January 3, 1936 – Opening day of the 74th Congress. The long, sometimes laborious ritual, but significant as it marked

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