An Italian motor scooter with a number plate reading 'NY 06 13409, 1956'. A coffee house in New York City serves espresso coffee and pastries. People seated at restaurant. Italian paintings on display in a Manhattan Gallery. Italian movie La Strada shows at the Translux theater; view of marquee. Norma performed at Metropolitan Opera. Italian stage production "The Best House in Naples" playing the Plymouth Theater. Italian books, magazines and newspapers at a shop and newsstand. Close up of pigeon birds at Times Square and view of Times Square area, roads, and theatres. Sign at Times Square advertises Buitoni Italian sauces and spaghetti, next to one announcing that Judy Garland would appear, in person, at the RKO Palace Theater in an all star variety show beginning September 26 (1956). People peer through restaurant window to watch man cooking Naples-style spaghetti. Shops selling Italian food products are shown. Stores display signs such as: "Gusto Ravioli Company" ; "Manganaro Grosseria Salumeria"; "Latticini Freschi." Bakery truck displays sign reading: "Stella D' Oro." Italian-American participation in politics is illustrated by banner across a street reading: "Elect Joe Nobile Auditor."
Models show various dresses in New York. A model takes off her coat she wore over the dress.
A United Nations Meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York USA. The national leaders of various countries during the conference. Timeframe is during the Suez Crisis. The conference hall with representatives of the participating nations. The speakers arrive and take there chairs.
The sixty-eighth National Horse Show opens in New York at Madison Square Garden. Horse riders from five nations perform horse riding and jumping skills. Victorious Mexican participant General Humberto Moriles salutes the crowd holding the Goodwill Challenge Trophy on his horse. Spectators clap and give a standing obsession to the winner. Canada Mounties (Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride) stage their spectacular riding skills and ride in formation.
Cars of various companies being displayed at motor show in New York, United States. Interiors of a car are also seen. A girl sits in a two- seater ultra compact three-wheeled car. Foreign Exhibiters include: Salmson, Velam, Peugeot, Maserati, Austin, Mercedes and AC. Domestic exhibiters include General Motors and Chrysler with their various models of Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Desoto, etc. A Mercedes Benz Mercedes 300SL. A Studebaker Speedster. A "corridor" filled with auto tires is seen.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrive at the New York City International Airport (Queens, NY 11430, United States). The royal couple is greeted by a huge crowd. A man assists Grace Kelly as she climbs an air stair. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier waving. Grace Kelly, pregnant with her first child, is wearing a maternity suit of black and white checked wool by Christian Dior. The couple arrives for a six-week visit. Cameramen take photographs. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier smile in front of cameramen.