CONSTRUCTION OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING Reel 2 · Part 1

Description

Shows construction from the clearing of the site (July 1931) to the occupation and dedication of the structure (June 1934). The Washington Monument and the Federal office buildings are shown on reels 3 and 7. President Hoover lays the cornerstone in a ceremony in which Postmaster General Walter F. Brown and Senator Reed Smoot participate on reel 4. Cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin and the dedication of the building are shown on reel 6. Present at the dedication are Postmaster General Farley, Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, and Congressman James Mead.

Collection

Records of the Post Office Department

Series

Motion Picture Films