Exterior view of Madison Square Garden marquee at night. Boxing match at Madison Square Garden. Busy street level views of Times Square at night with lighted neon signs. One Times Square building electronic news ticker Motograph News Bulletin aka "the zipper" displays presidential electoral results. WMCA radio news announcer at microphone with control room in background. Closeup of announcer at microphone. Close up of clock with label reading "Naval Observatory Time Western Union" WMCA radio control room engineer on phone and at controls. Close up of transmitter controls as the engineer powers down the transmitter. Night view of WMCA building with neon sign.
Teenage boys and girls at a juke joint in an American city. Teenage kids dance on dance floor beside a juke box, and drink soda. Sign on wall says "Absolutely no liquor permitted." Teenagers sit at table. A teenage boy pulls a glass flask of liquor from his pocket and pours it into the drink of the girl sitting beside him. Man joins the party briefly. Boy at the table smokes a cigarette and talks with girl and with another boy at the table. He pours liquor into the other boy's drink also.
Young couples dancing together in the World War 2 era. A sailor with a young girl by a juke box. People dance on floor (actors, in a period-authentic reenactment). Sign atop juke box reads, "Only couples allowed on dance floor." Girl stands in front of juke box choosing a song. Young U.S. Army soldier approaches her and starts to dance with her. People dance and sailor looks on. Several takes are shown with the latter scene. Older man and a woman sit at a table and talk. Young man in an adjacent table asks the older man for a cigarette, which he gives to him. The old man smiling and smoking. The younger man behind him in the other table is seen smoking.
Three teenage boys gather outside a building. They take out marijuana joint cigarettes from box and start smoking.
Justice of the children's Court Stephen S. Jackson gives lecture before a Parent Teacher Association meeting. He says that best place to give guidance and caring to children is at home. He discusses the challenges for youth living during World War 2. He implores parents to make the home a strong foundation for children. Parents listen to speech and clap. Sign of 'Children's Division - Domestic Relations Court'.
People dance to big band jazz music played by Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra. Mention of '400' club in Leonard Lyon's column. Marque of '400' Restaurant - Jimmy Dorsey. Men and women dance. Jimmy Dorsey plays clarinet and his orchestra plays Jimmy Dorsey's 'Outer Drive'.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.