A film titled 'Panorama of Blackwell's Island, N.Y.'. Shore of Blackwell's Island seen, from boat . The lighthouse, at extreme Southern end of the island. Smoke from the Island's power plant stacks is visible. Sea wall built by inmates. Insane Asylum, including octagonal Lunatic asylum for women; Large Workhouse. Piers for construction of the Queensboro (59th street) Bridge. The Penetentiary Warden's home nearby; and the Penetentiary, itself. Finally, we see the Charity Hospital.
A film titled 'Emigrants [i.e. immigrants] landing at Ellis Island'. A view of the steamboat ferry "William Myers," laden with passengers, approaching a dock at the Ellis Island Immigration Station. The vessel is docked. Immigrant passengers are seen coming up the gangway and onto the dock.
A film titled 'Emigrants (i.e. immigrants) landing at Ellis Island'. Immigrants on dock at the Ellis Island Immigration Station. Crowd of immigrant passengers with their luggage are guided by officers on arrival.
A film titled ' Departure of Peary [and the] Roosevelt from New York '. A large steamship docked at pier in background. The schooner "Roosevelt" docked at a pier. Seemingly wealthy men in straw hats and women in long dresses and elaborate hats, consistent with late gilded age, board ship. Polar explorer Robert Peary seen on the gangway. Several other vessels seen in the river.
A film titled 'Panorama from Times Building, New York', United States . View from the newly constructed Times Building, at Broadway (Times Square) of the street below with pedestrians and vehicles. View over top of the buildings seen in Midtown Manhattan. Clothes seen hanging on some rooftops. Serpentine path in public park. The Hippodrome. Numerous apartment houses. Hotels. The New York Theater. Times Square.
A film titled 'Lower Broadway'. The sidewalk along Broadway in New York City is crowded with people. There is traffic on the streets and many people crossing the street between streetcars and horses. Numerous electric street cars seen running on Broadway while horse drawn street car moves on cross street, where there is no underground third rail. The horse drawn street car has wording on the side, "Cortlandt and Fulton Street Ferries". Lots of commercial horse carriage and wagon traffic.
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