Summary of 1929 - Interviews With Elderly People Throughout The US (Colorized)

00:00:00 - 00:10:00

The video features interviews with elderly people from across the United States. They discuss their life experiences and how they've coped with the challenges of aging. Many of the participants express how grateful they are for being able to celebrate their 100th birthdays.

• 00:00:00 This video features interviews with elderly people from across the United States. They discuss their life experiences and how they've coped with the challenges of aging. Many of the participants express how grateful they are for being able to celebrate their 100th birthdays.
• 00:05:00 In 1929, an interviewer interviews elderly people from different parts of the United States about their lives and their outlook for the future. Many of the elderly people interviewed talk about their positive experiences with public education and their religious beliefs. A few of the elderly people interviewed also mention their negative experiences with drinking and smoking, and some say that they would like to see the world move more towards honesty and cooperation.
• 00:10:00 This video features interviews with elderly people throughout the United States, including a woman from Marsh County, New Jersey, who was brought to New York City as a three-year-old in 1829. She recalls life before the Civil War, when everything was worth snelling at, and the march of progress she's seen throughout her lifetime. She shares her memories of working on railroads in the 1800s, and of buying her home in Rhode Island in 1859. She talks about her long career as an engineer, and notes that she's "installed baby - five."