Comments on: America in the 1930s

America in the 1930s

plep — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 07:53:26 -0800

America in the 1930s : on film, in print, on the air. Some highlights : War of the Worlds, the Robert Johnson notebooks, Superman's identity crisis, Babe Ruth, a female evangelist, building the Chrysler Building.

By: graventy

graventy — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 08:10:55 -0800

Awesome. Just for the link on preachin' Aimee. Thanks plep.

By: Katemonkey

Katemonkey — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 08:40:24 -0800

Ditto, for the same reasons. I've always been amazed by Sister Aimee.

By: briank

briank — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 09:28:01 -0800

Not to knock plep's excellent find at all...the site seems to be vintage 1999 and so you might be disappointed by the tiny partial-motion RealPlayer clips of the movies and such. The "broadcast day" archive is a treasure trove of Golden Age radio programming. I know I blogged about this site at some point but had sort of forgotten about it until this post. Thanks, as always, plep!

By: plep

plep — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 09:30:13 -0800

No, thankyou for the pointer briank (this is why discussions about links are a Good Thing!).

By: carter

carter — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 10:40:36 -0800

Thanks, plep! Getting into the Chrysler Building section at the moment.

By: greengrl

greengrl — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 13:11:38 -0800

oooh, I love the '30's. As a former film student, the '30's produced some amazing films. Thanks, Plep! I have a feeling I won't get any more done today after seeing this.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 18:05:13 -0800

Thank you plep...very interesting stuff to surf! I love the Robert Johnson page, which begs the question - did Robert Johnson sell his soul at the crossroads?