Part of a documentary titled 'Zehn minuten in Amerika' (ten minutes in America This segment deals with the city of New York. It )shows renewal of housing in New York City, in the United States. Buildings and market area is seen as workers demolish buildings with a machine. Front hoe loader picks up the wreckage and takes it away. Workers with their caps on work at a multi storied construction site. A worker with his mask on does wielding work as others lay bricks. Women cook and decorate flowers in a vase as men draw engineering drawing, work as mechanic in garage and do household work in the kitchen.
A German documentary shows the different breeds of horses and examines the elegant movements of horses in the United States.. Various breeds of horses are seen at a farm house. A man rides on the horse back and the horse moves in a graceful manner. A carriage driven by two horses leaves the farm as horses move forward beautifully. A man drives a carriage driven by a single horse.
A German documentary about ten-year-old piano prodigy Richard Korbel. He is shown as a typical young boy who enjoys ordinary activities and play. Korbel is seen at home. He is lying on the floor drawing and coloring at his home. He plays marbles outdoors. He roller skates. Posters advertising his Carnegie Hall concert are seen. He plays piano at Carnegie Hall (881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States) in Manhattan in New York. Once he finishes the audiences applauds in appreciation and he bows in response.
Excerpt from "The City". Smoke comes out from industrial chimney in factoriesnd causes air and water pollution. Houses in the city are congested, streets are narrow and children have no ground to play. Smoke can prove to be hazardous as it may lead to various diseases like Tuberculosis, Rickets and Typhoid. People run across the railway track before a train arrives with its engine emitting smoke. A man and a girl walk through narrow city streets with congested houses. After the day gets over workers return to their houses as their wives do household chores. A women pumps out water as another worker washes his dirty face and hands after a long days work. Smoke coming out from factories, houses and rail engines cause pollution and leads to environmental degradation.
Skyscrapers and tall buildings on New York City's Manahattan Island are seen as large number of people move on the street and towards the subway. There are many cars on the street and heavy traffic. Number of women work as typists in an office. Due to heavy traffic an accident occurs in a heavy congestion area. An ambulance of Saint Vincent hospital reaches the accident site and the injured is taken to the hospital as people on the street look on. Children play by the road side, near a garbage dump and hang onto moving vehicles due to the lack of play areas. A few American boys dive and swim in water as they see a guard coming to move them away from the area. Cars bang into one another due heavy congestion on the road.
A-4 a German surface to surface missile also known as V-2 is test fired from Peenemunde in north east Germany . The missile moves upwards but changes course and explodes in mid air. Missile drops down in a forest region and causes fire and smoke. Firemen spray water with pipes in the area to extinguish fire as wreckage of missile is seen. (World War II period).
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