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Animation shows evolution of skyscrapers including Empire State building nearing completion in New York City.
Empire State Building under construction in New York. Animation shows the evolution of skyscrapers in New York. Buildings in hierarchical order. Arrow shows its name and dates of completion. World 1890, Park Row 1900, Singer 1905, Metropolitan life 1910, Woolworth 1915, Chrysler 1929 and Empire State 1931. View of Empire State Building still under construction in 1931, rising above other nearby buildings. The top of the building is not yet complete.
Views of the Empire State Building in New York City, including views during construction and after 1945 plane crash.
The Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001, United States) in New York City. Views of the Empire State Building in 1970. Views of the Empire State Building under construction in 1930 and 1931. A blimp passing near the Empire State building in the 1930s. People gathered in front of the Empire State Building for its grand opening in May 1931. Next scene shows the 79th floor of the Empire State Building engulfed in flames after a B-25 aircraft crashed into the building in 1945. Views of the fire from the ground and from the 79th floor areas as firemen extinguish flames. The final scene is street levels views of the Empire State building from a moving vehicle, again in 1970.
Architects dressed as buildings at Beaux Arts Ball.
Architects of important landmarks dressed as their designed buildings at Beaux- Arts Ball. They include, left to right, Leonard Schultze as the Waldorf-Astoria, William Van Alen as the Chrysler Building, Ely Jacques Kahn as the Squibb Building, Ralph Walker as the Wall Street Building, Arthur J.Arwine as a low pressure heating boiler, A. Stewart as the Fuller Building and Joseph Freelander as the Museum of the City of New York. They each wore a helmet-like construction of the building they had designed (23 January 1931).
Baer and Heeney boxing match in New York.
Boxing match between Baer and Heeney with Manassa Mauler as referee, in New York City. Muddled count by official timekeeper compels Dempsey to declare Baer as winner .1931.
Service on board a Dornier DOX flying boat passenger aircraft as it flies over New York City and lands on the Hudson river.
A Dornier DOX flying boat aircraft lands in New York, United States on August 5th, 1931. Dornier DOX flying boat in flight with the pilot at controls. A mechanic fixes up an engine while the flying boat is in flight. Passengers aboard the airborne plane. Passengers dance in the aircraft. Control room of the flying boat. Navigators at a plotting board. Flying boat flies over the Statue of Liberty. Chef prepares food aboard the luxury flying boat. People eat sandwiches. Aerial views of Manhattan. Flying boat comes in for landing on Hudson river. Flying boat on the river with buildings in the background. Two men raise a flag on the wing of DOX.
Steel billets and grillages set on rock after at concrete foundation during Empire State Building construction in New York.
Empire State Building under construction in New York City. Board reads "Empire State, ready for May 1931 occupancy, Renting office room 1202, 200 Madison Ave.", with photograph of the building. Steel erection starts with setting of steel billets and grillages after completion of concrete foundation to rock. View of finished base of building. Large grillages are carried from trucks by cranes and placed to rock. Workers handle it to be placed on proper place. Large billet on rock for main supporting column.