The Great Depression; A Job at Ford's

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Series
The Great Depression
Episode
A Job at Ford's
Producing Organization
Blackside, Inc.
Contributing Organization
Film and Media Archive, Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/151-9w08w38p40
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Description
Description
Using newsreels, dramatic archival photographs and footage, Hollywood films, and eyewitness accounts, THE GREAT DEPRESSION recreates the time, from the end of the Roaring Twenties to the outbreak fo the Second World War, when economic forces, political change, and social turmoil transformed the nation. This series puts people at the center of historical events-not only wellknown heroes and statesmen, but women and men whose everyday experiences bring the story of our nation's past to life for audiences today.
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Documentary
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Executive Producer: Hampton, Henry
Narrator: Morton, Joe
Producing Organization: Blackside, Inc.
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Film & Media Archive, Washington University in St. Louis
Identifier: cpbaacip151cn6xw4893p__fma_2_5430_1_1_pres_20100303_.h264.mp4 (AAPB Filename)
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Citations
Chicago: “The Great Depression; A Job at Ford's,” Film and Media Archive, Washington University in St. Louis, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 29, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-151-9w08w38p40.
MLA: “The Great Depression; A Job at Ford's.” Film and Media Archive, Washington University in St. Louis, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 29, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-151-9w08w38p40>.
APA: The Great Depression; A Job at Ford's. Boston, MA: Film and Media Archive, Washington University in St. Louis, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-151-9w08w38p40