Gold Bullion Weighed For Shipping To Ft. Knox, ca 1937
MCU woman sitting smiling at desk.
14:21:39 Men working w/ two treasury guards holding tommy guns / submachine guns behind. Weighing gold billets on large balance scale.
14:21:55 Woman speaking, MCU. Signs paper w/ two men & woman watching. Pose, smile.
14:22:36 Men wheel cart to large scale & weighing; men watch. CU removing bars. Cameramen filming.
14:24:15 CU & long shot of men melting gold in furnace; pouring into molds, man in suit watches. CU pouring liquid metal w/ flames on top.
14:25:41 Exterior of ?? w/ traffic past. Probably Philadelphia mint 1937 when gold was shipped to Fort Knox.
Economics; Economy; Americana; Mint; US Treasury; USA; Civil Service; Depression;
NOTE: First shipment of gold to Fort Knox was 13Jan37.
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Gold Bullion Weighed For Shipping To Ft. Knox, ca 1937 MCU woman sitting smiling at desk. 14:21:39 Men working w/ two treasury guards holding tommy guns / submachine guns behind. Weighing gold billets on large balance scale. 14:21:55 Woman speaking, MCU. Signs paper w/ two men & woman watching. Pose, smile. 14:22:36 Men wheel cart to large scale & weighing; men watch. CU removing bars. Cameramen filming. 14:24:15 CU & long shot of men melting gold in furnace; pouring into molds, man in suit watches. CU pouring liquid metal w/ flames on top. 14:25:41 Exterior of ?? w/ traffic past. Probably Philadelphia mint 1937 when gold was shipped to Fort Knox. Economics; Economy; Americana; Mint; US Treasury; USA; Civil Service; Depression; NOTE: First shipment of gold to Fort Knox was 13Jan37.