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Breadline, 1929
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The 1920s found Americans enjoying the fruits of a new prosperity in a post-war boom. Then, in 1929, the New York Stock Exchange crashed; banks failed and industry withered. From Europe and the Uni...
The 1920s found Americans enjoying the fruits of a new prosperity in a post-war boom. Then, in 1929, the New York Stock Exchange crashed; banks failed and industry withered. From Europe and the United States to Latin America and Asia, the Great Depression shattered economies and communities worldwide. In this film the people who were there remember the blow as workers from the United States, Chile, Britain, Belgium and Scandinavia recall the hungry 1930s.
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- Creator
- a co-production of WGBH Boston and the BBC ; produced and directed by Archie Baron
- Other Titles
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- Subtitle on container: Great Depression at home
- Title on container spine: Breadline, 1929-36
- Included Title
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- People's century (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, [1998]
- ©1998
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (56 min) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in
- ISBNs
- 9781578071081, 1578071089
- OCLC
- ocm39721120
- Credits
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- Narrator: John Forsythe
- Senior producer, David Espar ; Exec. producer for BBC, Peter Pagnamenta ; Exec. producer for WGBH, Zvi Dor-Ner
- Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Originally shown on PBS stations in 1997 as part of the series, People's century.
- VHS.
- In English and various languages with English voiceovers and subtitles.
Subjects
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Depressions -- 1929.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Chile.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Britain.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Belgium.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Scandinavia.
- Stock Market Crash, 1929.
- New Deal, 1933-1939.
- Tramps -- United States -- History.
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933.
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
- Chile -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1970.
- Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
- Belgium -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
- Scandinavia -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.