San Francisco General Strike (silent, 1934)
This footage captures San Francisco in the throes of the 1934 general strike, ignited by escalating violence in the longshore strike. The city appears eerily deserted, with empty streets and closed stores, while abandoned vehicles sit where they ran out of fuel. Mayor Angelo Rossi addresses the tense situation, and scenes shift to firemen firing tear gas amidst the civil disorder. Men run through the vacant streets, and one individual is lifted onto a stretcher, embodying the turmoil that swept through San Francisco on this defining day in labor history.
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