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12th Annual Motion Picture Industry Communion Breakfast Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral; Breakfast at Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

The 12th Annual Communion Breakfast Mass of the Motion Picture Industry in New York City. Exterior of the Roman Catholic St. Patrick's Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Auxiliary Bishop Joseph F. Flannelly presides over the religious ceremony. The Cathedral is filled with worshipers. 700 participants from the Motion Picture Industry proceed to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) for the Communion Breakfast. New York's Lieutenant Governor, Malcolm Wilson, delivers a speech to the gathering. Among those seen are John O'Conner, of Universal Pictures, attending with his daughter, Mrs. James Vaughn; Actress Thelm Ritter, and her husband; and Monsignor George Kelly, the featured speaker. Also seen were humorist, Harry Hirshfield; Charles Aliquot of the French press and Martin Frigley, Jr.

Date: 1962, March 5
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055869
People on Park Avenue waiting to enter General Motor's Motorama show in New York; also dancers performing at the show

People line up in large number to enter Hotel Waldorf Astoria to view General Motor's auto show Motorama in New York City, United States. Sign reads “GM General Motors Motorama of 1953” at the entrance of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Men form long lines on Park Avenue. Dancers perform a ballet in front of a large audience during the motor show.

Date: 1953
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675037642
Cameramen take photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City

Prince Edward (formerly King Edward VIII), Duke of Windsor, and wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, arrive in New York. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sit on a couch at their Waldorf-Astoria suite (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Cameramen arrive at the place to take the photographs and record them. The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor pose for the cameras.

Date: 1941, October 20
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046189
Scenes on Park Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Busy traffic scene with many taxi cabs as they travel past Grand Central Terminal along Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. Scene North of Grand Central with cars heading North on Park Avenue and flags of the Waldorf Astoria hotel visible at East side of street. Clear view of the Chrysler Building.

Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032838
Astoria celebrates Greek Orthodox Easter rituals at Demetrios Greek Orthodox cathedral.

Men, women, and children of Astoria, New York holding American flags parade the streets to celebrate rituals of Greek Orthodox Easter. Accompanying them is Archbishop Athenagoras and his fellow church clergy dressed in elaborate liturgical vestments. Congregation heads inside St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cathedral (30-11 30th Dr, Queens, NY 11102, United States). Overhead shot of Archbishop with holy cross and other clergy with lit candles in center of thousands of attendants. 11 April 1938.

Date: 1938, April 11
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028771
Indian PM, Indira Gandhi receives Uthant Peace award and addresses Foreign Policy Association in the Unites States.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India visits United States for better understanding and friendship between the two countries. Street view of Carlyle Hotel (35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021, United States) in New York City, and, inside, ceremony on August 1 where Indira Gandhi receives prestigious U Thant Peace award. Selection Committee Chairman presents speech. Indira Gandhi delivers a speech about culture, traditional values, and philosophy. Photographers take photos. Street view of Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Avenue Manhattan, New York City) in New York with traffic passing by. Inside, she addresses the Foreign Policy Association. She talks about the Green revolution, Balance of payment, Gross Domestic Product, and nuclear weapons. Association members seated at a table. Rajiv Gandhi, elder son of Indira Gandhi, is seen seated at table with association members.

Date: 1982, August
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045041