A Day in the Life of Washington, 1936 [VIDEO]

Posted at 08:45h in Faces & Places of Yesterday, From GoDCers by Tom 5 Comments

This has to be one of the best finds in a long time … and this appears to be authored by fellow GoDCer Brian at National Journal. The film he uncovered is from the Works Progress Administration, done in 1936. It depicts a day in the life of Washington during the Great Depression.

Read Brian’s full piece here and then follow him on Twitter.

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