Bridges over the East River in New York. The Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge seen in the distance beyond it. Detailed views of the Manhattan Bridge. Street car, pedestrian traffic on the Manhattan bridge. A police officer directs traffic at the arch entrance to the bridge on the Manhattan side. Automobile traffic on bridge. Streetcars or trolleys and pedestrians on the bridge. Horse drawn wagon, truck traffic. Pedestrians crossing on the pedestrian walkway on the south side of the bridge. Views of river, traffic, ships on the East River, bridge and water front.
Making chewing gum in the United States. Man cuts chunk off block of chicle. Worker throws chicle into vat. Workers work on grinding, filtering and steaming process. Refining machinery in operation. Workers mix ingredients in vat.
Cut glass making at a glass factory in the United States. A worker draws design on a glass pitcher. Other workers roughly cut design with a steel wheel and carborundum dust. The glass cutter used to smoothen the rough incisions. The workers complete the design with a stone wheel. The women workers make more delicate designs and do fine glass cutting. A worker polishes the glass after cutting is completed. Other workers cut design on bowl. The prepared glass treated to an acid bath to preserve its luster. Finally the glasses are washed.
Goblet etching at a glass factory in the United States. Goblet design is prepared from transfer papers. Workers place transfer paper with designs on goblets. Workers moisten the transfer paper while in the goblet to properly etch design in the glass. A female worker carefully removes transfer paper on goblet after design has been etched on the glass. A Guiding Master engraving a batch of grass goblets from his workstation.
Poultry farming in the United States. A man painting chicken coop roosts with a mixture of crude oil and stock dip to eliminate roost mites. Two workers disinfect a hen by applying antiseptic powder on feathers. A man holds a chicken on its legs while applying powder on its feathers. Two hens resting on a table. Solid white chickens peck grains in their roosts.
A short silent film with stop animation about a girl’s dream of her dolls coming alive in her dollhouse. A little girl sleeping in her bed. A doll emerges from a little trunk inside a room of a dollhouse. The doll pulls out a toddler doll, accessories, and more items from the little trunk before closing it. The doll fixes her make up in front of a dresser. The toddler doll goes up to the doll and pushes the trunk away. The doll applies makeup and puts on her hat. The doll gets her handbag, kisses the two smaller dolls in bed, and goes out. The two small dolls get up and begin to play. A doll calls two undressed smaller dolls for a bath on a tub. The little girl wakes up after her dream ended.