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.
Home front activities in New Jersey, United States. A bridge on the Hudson River. Vehicles driven on the bridge. A sign : 'Clearance, Tunnel to New Jersey'. Vehicles drive through the tunnel. A bus driven away. A sign in the background: 'Highway Directory'. Vehicles on Pulaski Skyway. A square and a hospital building. A police man directs traffic. A medical center seen. Pedestrians on a street.
Oyster fishing in New Jersey, United States. Ships and boats anchored. Sail boats at sea. Fishermen catch oysters. An oyster catch aboard a ship. Men examine their oyster catch. View of a bridge. A sign: 'New Jersey, 25, Highway'.
Floods in New Jersey, United States. Water level of the Passaic River rises. Floods causing damage to infrastructure. Crowds gathered to watch the flooding of Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. People wading in floodwater in downtown Paterson. Street sign “River St.”. Parked car partially submerged in flood. War plants are closed, and traffic is completely disrupted. Streets and vehicles submerged in water. (World War II period)
Structure of a giant, hollow wooden elephant building. Dubbed Lucy, this building was built in 1882. It weighs 90 tons and has a substructure of wood and skin made of hammered tin. Men and women tourists go inside the elephant building through a door in the elephants leg at bottom. It is located near the Atlantic coast, in Margate, New Jersey, United States, two miles south of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
German dirigible Graf Zeppelin during its flight to New Jersey, United States. Graf Zeppelin reaches Lakehurst in New Jersey after flight of more than 5000 miles. The dirigible during its flight in sky. Naval captain reads message and the radio man at the navy wireless control station. A big crowd looks at the dirigible awaiting since dawn. Graf Zeppelin drops its handling lines to the awaiting ground crews. It sails over the landing site.
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