- Title: V-5803
- Summary: BEFORE THE DAY: PORTRAYS CONDITIONS LEADING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM & EXPLAINS THE SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN THE LAW THAT HAVE EXTENDED COVERAGE TO NEARLY ALL PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES. EARLY CONDITIONS IN THE U.S. PERMITTED PERSONS TO MOVE WESTWARD DURING A DEPRESSION, THEREBY CARING FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR OWN AGED. URBANIZATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION ELIMINATED MOST OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, AND AS A RESULT CONGRESS MET THIS NEED BY ESTABLISHING SOCIAL SECURITY. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE SUMMARIZED THROUGH PRESENTING A NUMBER OF CASES OF PERSONS RECEIVING BENEFITS. SHOWS THE NECESSITY OF CONTINUED WELFARE AID TO THOSE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY. GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
- Description:07:14:00 - LARGE ITALIAN WOMAN AND SHORT ITALIAN HUBAND TALK ITALIAN IN GARDEN. COUPLE DISCUSS SOCIAL SECURITY IN ITALIAN & ENGLISH 07:14:13 - MAN EXPLAINS WHAT SOCIAL SECURITY MEANS 07:15:44 - GUARDS UNLOAD MAIL BAGS FROM TRUCK. 07:15:46 - POSTAL WORKERS UNLOAD BAGS OF SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS 07:16:20 - SHOT OF US MAIL BAG WORKERS TAKES CHECKS OUT 07:16:24 - LOTS OF LETTERS (CHECKS) IN A PILE 07:16:34 - WORKER SORTS THROUGH LETTERS AND TURNS ON CONVEYOR BELT. MAIL ON CONVEYOR BELT 07:16:40 - "1929" FILLS SCREEN. DEPRESSION MONTAGE. HEADLINES, POVERTY. GREAT DEPRESSION. 07:16:42 - "CLOSED" SIGN, PIPES, SMOKE STACKS 07:16:52 - YOUNG BOY HOLDING TINY TOT 07:16:54 - YOUNG GIRL FEEDING BABY WITH BOTTLE 07:16:57 - BREAD LINE, 1929 07:17:00 - CAPITOL BUILDING 07:17:04 - CONGRESS, 1935 07:17:13 - FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SIGNS BILL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY. FDR 07:17:15 - TRUMAN RESIGNS BILL 07:17:19 - EISENHOWER RESIGNS BILL. IKE 07:17:26 - PEOPLE AT WORK. CU OF HARD WORKING ORDINARY MAN 07:17:29 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER 07:17:32 - BLACK STUDENT 07:17:34 - MAN IN HIS 70s. OLDER WOMAN; OLD MAN; LITTLE GIRL DRINKING MILK, ELDERLY MAN. SENIOR CITIZENS 07:17:43 - MAN WITH PROSTHESIS SMOKING CIGARETTE TALKING WITH DOCTOR 07:17:48 - SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE PEOPLE AT WORK 07:17:56 - PEOPLE AT MICROFILM MACHINES 07:18:03 - DEPRESSION MONTAGE; SALVATION ARMY SOUP LINES, 07:18:05 - SOLDIER (OFFICER) ON SOUP LINE, POURS CUP FOR PERSON ON LINE 07:18:08 - SHOT OF OFFICERS HANDING CUPS TO PEOPLE 07:18:11 - BLACKS & WHITES ON LINE 07:18:16 - MAN WALKS PAST APPLE SELLER, BUYS ONE APPLE 07:18:19 - SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE, TYPISTS, SECRETARIES AT DESKS 07:18:28 - MAN SURROUNDED BY KIDS 07:18:34 - MAN TALKS WITH TEENAGE GIRL; HE IS A WELFARE AGENT 07:18:41 - TWO OLD MEN DISCUSS THINGS. SENIOR CITIZENS, 07:18:43 - SEEING EYE DOG AND BLIND MASTER. 07:18:44 - MOM & CHILD, MOTHER DRESSING CHILD. POOR FAMILY 07:18:55 - MAN WITH PROSTHESIS TYPING. DISABLED MAN WITH HOOKS. MISSING HIS HANDS. 07:19:02 - DIRTY MAN. DERELICTS. HOMELESS 07:19:04 - BUM SLEEPING 07:19:09 - OLDER MAN STARING 07:19:13 - EMPLOYMENT OFFICE. 07:19:15 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE DOOR 07:19:18 - FACTORY & CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WORKERS IN FACTORY, SHOTS OF MACHINES 07:19:41 - MEN WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION SIGHT 07:19:44 - TRAIN APPROACHING CAMERA LEFT. TRAIN AWAY FROM CAMERA RIGHT. TRAINS 07:19:48 - COUPLE SITS UNDER TREE. LIBRARY 07:19:58 - BUGLE BOY ON HORSE 07:19:59 - COVERED WAGONS CHARGE THE OPEN PLAIN. OLD WEST. 07:20:10 - SLEDGEHAMMER HITS WOODEN STAKE 07:20:14 - BACK HOE DIGS. 07:20:16 - HORSE'S HOOVES PULL PLOW TO HARVEST CROP. PLOWING FIELDS 07:20:24 - SHOT OF CROPS 07:20:27 - PROUD FARMER STANDS ADMIRING CROPS 07:20:31 - WHEAT SHOOTS OUT OF MACHINE 07:20:33 - MEN CHOP DOWN TREES 07:20:37 - TREE FALLS 07:20:47 - OLD LOCOMOTIVE RACES CAMERA LEFT 07:20:52 - GOLD SIFTER. PANNING FOR GOLD 07:20:54 - MEN DIGGING 07:20:59 - COW HERD. CATTLE, COWBOYS. STAMPEDE 07:21:04 - OLD COVERED WAGON TRAVELING 07:21:13 - MAN ON WHITE HORSE 07:21:20 - LONG SHOT OF HERD GRAZING 07:21:25 - LOCOMOTIVE (SMOKING) ON HORIZON 07:21:30 - 1929 STOCK MARKET CRASH 07:21:30 - WALL STREET SIGN 07:21:32 - MEN IN BROKER OFFICE. BROKERS 07:21:34 - TICKER TAPE MACHINE FALLS AND CRASHES TO FLOOR 07:21:40 - CONFUSION IN WALL STREET. HEADLINES, TRADING FLOOR 07:21:47 - MAN WITH "UNEMPLOYED WILL TAKE ANY JOB" SANDWICH BOARD SIGN ON STREET. UNEMPLOYED MEN 07:21:50 - YOUNG MAN SPEAKS WITH OLDER BUSINESSMAN 07:21:57 - OPEN FIELD WITH HOUSE, BARN IN DISTANCE. DUST BOWL DRY LAND 07:22:02 - YOUNG GIRL & BOY ARE DRIVEN AWAY ON OLD BEAT UP TRUCK. MIGRANTS 07:22:08 - PAN OPEN DESERT OF SAND 07:22:22 - FATHER & SON PLAY OUTSIDE OF TENT POOR FAMILY 07:22:26 - MOTEL T'S DRIVE INTO YARD 07:22:33 - POVERTY FOLK WATCH CARS DRIVE BY 07:22:39 - BUG RUNS ACROSS CRACKED CLAY GROUND 07:22:42 - CONGRESSIONAL HALL. CONGRESS 07:22:54 - OFFICE WORKERS. SECRETARIES BUSY AT WORK 07:23:05 - CLOSE UP OF EMPLOYEE'S APPLICATION 07:23:10 - DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DOOR. UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE 07:23:16 - INFORMATION DESK 07:23:17 - PAN OVER SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE WITH CLIENTS & AGENTS 07:23:34 - UNEMPLOYED (FORMERLY) MAN SPEAKS OF PROGRAM, CLIMBS UP ON TRACTOR 07:24:08 - CROWD OF WORKERS EXIT 07:24:09 - WORKERS WALK OUT OF FACTORY 07:24:16 - CLIENT & AGENT GO OVER PROGRAM AT DESK. UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. GOVERNMENT OFFICE. 07:24:28 - CU OF FILES IN CABINET. ROWS OF FILING CABINETS 07:24:31 - LS OF MAN FILING 07:24:37 - TWO ELDERLY MEN, ONE WITH PIPE. SENIOR CITIZENS 07:24:41 - OLDER MAN WITH CIGAR 07:24:44 - TWO OLD WOMEN SIT ON PORCH IN ROCKING CHAIR 07:24:47 - OLD SHACK IN WOODS 07:24:52 - MAN WALKS THRU CROPS (DEAD ONES). DRY FIELD 07:25:02 - OLD WOMAN CHURNS BUTTER ON PORCH. CHURNING BUTTER 07:25:08 - PRAIRIE MOTHER SHOWS LITTLE BOY CHORES TO BE DONE 07:25:15 - TONS OF CARS, MODEL T 07:25:15 - SENIORS IN THE CITY 07:25:19 - OLD WOMAN CROSSES STREET 07:25:26 - ANOTHER WOMAN CROSSES STREET COMING OUT OF THE MARKET 07:25:33 - STEAMROLLER ON ROAD 07:25:38 - SHOT OF DINGY KITCHEN. SHABBY APARTMENT 07:25:44 - PARK WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE ON BENCHES 07:25:49 - OLDER MAN PUNCHES TIME CARD. WORKER PUNCHING TIMECLOCK 07:25:59 - OLD MAN STARES INTO CAMERA 07:26:02 - WOMAN SIFTS THRU GARBAGE. PICKING THROUGH GARBAGE 07:26:08 - PAN HOMELESS ON STREET. DERELICTS. BUMS 07:26:27 - AERIAL CAPITOL BUILDING, THEN TO EYE LEVEL VIEW 07:26:32 - SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE. AGENT & CLIENT AT DESK. ROWS OF FILING CABINETS 07:26:44 - SHOT OF U.S. MAIL. MAILBAGS, OPENING MAIL 07:26:51 - OLD MAN RECEIVES LETTER, CHECK, IS VERY HAPPY 07:26:57 - LITTLE OLD MAN SITS IN CHAIR TELLS OF HIS SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK 07:27:03 - HORSE WITH COUPLE. 07:27:17 - HORSE & OWNER AT FENCE (CU OF OLD MAN). FARMER WITH HORSE 07:27:44 - OLDER MAN CLIPS HEDGES, CU, WIPES SWEAT & SPEAKS TO CAMERA 07:28:23 - OLDER WOMAN BAKES IN KITCHEN & SPEAKS TO CAMERA 07:29:12 - YOUNG GIRL SITS AT CARD CATALOG. FILE CLERK 07:29:18 - CEMETERY. TOMBSTONE "MENSHAW," CAMERA PANS AWAY TO FIELD WHERE BOYS RIDING TRACTOR 07:29:35 - FARMER FEEDS CHICKENS. CHICKEN FARMER
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1929
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: V-5803