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The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-04-17

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Title

The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-04-17

Collection

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

Names

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Sponsor)
Time, inc (Producer)
WABC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Contributor)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1936-04-17

Table Of Contents

Opening signature & Wrigley's announcement -- Washington, D.C.: 22 year old negro ousted from home in old Capitol Building -- Addis Ababa: Play aviators drop fire-works / Italy taunts Peace Commitee / says war is over -- Washington, D.C.: Judge Ritter impeached -- Manhattan: Dr. Zimmerman says to sing to overcome sour voice -- Salzburg, Austria: Death of Vladimir (Wladimir) von Gieslingen -- Closing Wrigley's announcement & theme.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 8506

Subjects

Aloisi, Pompeo, barone, b. 1875
Ritter, Halsted L. (Halsted Lockwood), b. 1868 -- Impeachment
Zimmerman, Jane Dorsey
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- Security measures
Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936
Impeachments -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes
Radio serials -- United States -- 20th century

Genres

Radio Programs

Notes

Content: Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
Source Note: Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
Venue: Original broadcast on WABC in New York 1936 April 17.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audio disc (15 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 16 in.

Abstract

Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11407243
Archives ID: 21870
RLIN/OCLC: 954235278
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21047019
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d15c7b20-716f-0135-68a0-21c7df60b338

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-04-17" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d15c7b20-716f-0135-68a0-21c7df60b338

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1936). The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-04-17 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d15c7b20-716f-0135-68a0-21c7df60b338

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The March of Time: radio broadcast, 1936-04-17" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d15c7b20-716f-0135-68a0-21c7df60b338

Wikipedia citation

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