[Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota 1938-39] (Part V)

Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression, shot by Ivan Besse.

[Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota 1938-39] (Part VII)

Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression, shot by Ivan Besse. This is from the beginning of 0693_HM_Ivan_Besse_collection_Britton_South_Dakota_1938-39_Reel_3_10_00_53_00

[Amateur film: New York World's Fair]

Views of the "World of Tomorrow."

[Amateur film: The World's Fair: August 1940]

Views of the "World of Tomorrow."

[Amateur film: Summers collection: San Francisco, California, 1941] (Part II)

Evocative silent Kodachrome compendium of San Francisco scenes just before the U.S. entered World War II, concentrating on aerials, Chinatown, Market Street, and transportation scenes.