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The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-07-08

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The March of Time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete)

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The March of Time

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Title
The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-07-08
Additional title: March of Time (Radio program)
Names
Time, inc (Producer)
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Sponsor)
WABC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)
Collection

The March of Time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1936-07-08
Table of Contents
Opening theme & "Wrigley" announcement -- Chicago: Frantic skyrocketing at wheat market, draught section still suffers, grasshoppers cause more damage -- Lakewood, N.J.: Mr. J.D. Rockefeller (97 yrs.) has picture taken, makes statement, cook reveals truths about his diet -- London: Kathryn Foote ("Old Kate") one-timed famous actress, now flower vendor, dies -- Manhattan: Mathew Alex. Henson, Negro, interviewed re North Pole discovery with Adm. Peary -- London: Zeppelin Hindenburg's varying course over England, reason for increased defense -- Closing "Wrigley" announcement & theme.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 8555
Topics
Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937
Foote, Kathryn -- Death
Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955
Speeches, addresses, etc., American
African American explorers
Radio serials -- United States
North Pole -- History
Hindenburg (Airship)
Airships -- Germany
Airships -- Great Britain
Agriculture and state -- Illinois -- History -- 20th century
Agriculture -- History -- 20th century
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Illinois -- History -- 20th century
Grasshoppers -- History -- 20th century
Locusts -- Illinois -- History -- 20th century
Genres
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Title, date and program notes from original disc label.
Source note: Streaming file transferred from original audio disc.
Venue: Broadcast on WABC New York 1936 July 8
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The March of Time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete) in *L (Special) 91-25.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 audio disc (15 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 16 in.
Description
Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11407243
MSS Unit ID: 21870
RLIN/OCLC: 953997833
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21045449
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b4440540-7a0f-0135-488e-4bf629496d23
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1936: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The March of Time" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5eba2460-3ba8-0134-4306-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The March of Time" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5eba2460-3ba8-0134-4306-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1936). The March of Time Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5eba2460-3ba8-0134-4306-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The March of Time