Footage titled 'Bargain Day' depicts shoppers gathered on 14th Street in New York, United States on 20th April, 1905. A large crowd of shoppers gathered on sidewalk at 14th Street in front of the Rothschild Company 5 and 10 Cent Store. Streetcars, trams move on streets in front of the store. The shoppers stream steadily into the main entrance of the store.
A film titled 'Ghetto Fish Market' depicts shoppers gathered at the Fulton Fish Market in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States on 20th May,1903. A large number of customers seen walking among the various fishmongers. Some of the sellers have umbrellas above their stands, with advertisements for Bloomingdales store painted on them. Customers reflect all strata of society. A man and woman selling at separate stalls argue with each other. Scales for weighing fish seen at the stands.
Curbside street vendors busy selling fruit in New York City, United States on 27th October, 1903. Men buy fruits from a street vendor. Pedestrians walk on sidewalk. A man rides a horse drawn cart. Many carts and horse-drawn vehicles move about. Several peddlers push their carts by hand. Elevated railroad train structure crosses above the street. Area is overly congested by vendors so policeman orders them to all leave, brandishing his nightstick as he walks past.
A film titled 'At the Foot of the Flatiron' depicts people walking past the Flatiron Building in New York City, United States on 2nd November, 1903. Pedestrians walk past the Flatiron Building on a windy day. They try to keep their hats from flying off. An African American man wearing a wide brimed hat turns to look at the camera and his hat blows off. A woman stops and looks at the products displayed in a shop window. A couple of your women laugh as they walk past. A young boy in matching jacket, cap, vest and knickerbocker trousers, stands with hands in pockets oblivious to the wind. Policeman walks past eyeing cinematographer.
(A one-legged man with crutch on dirt road suddenly shows he has both legs, and runs away.) Two little girls carry food to a dog sitting on a railroad track. The move the dog off the track and sit beside the track to feed it. The parents, looking for the girls, see them and call out to them. The go to fetch the girls. The girls walk along the tracks with the dog. A steam locomotive pulling a train at high speed on the railroad. Passengers, seated on the rear platform of the train, converse. Views of the engineer in the locomotive cab. He sees the girls and blows his horn. The girls see the train. Smoke emitted from the engine. The girls look at the approaching train. They pull against each other trying to move with the dog, off the track. The train engineer applies the brakes and the train stops. He runs forward to the front of the train. Passengers climb down from the train to see what is wrong and run to the front of the train. They crowd around the girls and dog who are unhurt.
Paper print. Early motion picture documentary. People thronging to attend some outdoor activity (possibly Belmont Race track?) in the United States. Many pedestrians and travelers arrive by bus, carriage, and other means of conveyance, as they converge on the entrance to Belmont park or similar place. Van seen passing with "Evening Telegram" written on its side.
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