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Charles Lindbergh arrives in New York to claim the Orteig Prize as the first Allied aviator to fly non-stop beteen New York City and Paris

View from the ground at Mitchel Field, on Long Island Spirit as the Spirit of St. Louis is seen circling to land. A small group of people stand near a hangar. Lindbergh's plane lands on the grass field and taxis toward three army soldiers there to help him park. Lindbergh, in flying gear, steps from his airplane. Closeups of him standing near it. Scene shifts to Brooklyn New York, where Lindbergh, now dressed in business suit, and surrounded by a crowd, descends wooden steps to enter an open car. He sits prominently in the back of the car, accompanied by Raymond Orteig and officials. Mounted police escort the car. View from rear as motorcade drives along a festooned Brooklyn street with a "Welcome Lindy" banner stretched across the road. Motorcycle police escort the cars. Spectators crowd the sidewalks. The motorcade continues through leafy boulevards and open highways. Everywhere enthusiastic crowds line the way. American flags decorate the lead car. A group of Boy Scouts with massed American flags lines one side of the highway. Crowds, waving American flags, teeter on the edge of the sidewalks along a commercial section of town. View from a high location overlooking Prospect Park in Brooklyn, where people throng the sidewalks and park paths. Camera pans across the park. A motorcade (now grown to include numerous cars) circles to enter at the Grand Army Plaza entrance to the park. A slate reads: At Knights of Columbus Building for a luncheon in his honor." Then the motorcade stops at a building festooned with patriotic bunting and a banner reading: "U.S. Council 126 K of C." Later, Lindbergh enters the open car again with Raymond Orteig and they leave. Next, at the Brevoort Hotel (owned by Mr. Orgteig) an elaborate check for twenty five thousand dollars is shown. It is dated June 17, 1927 and signed by Raymond Orteig. Lindbergh and Orteig shake hands and chat amicably while attempting to pose for a photograph. Glimpse of U.S. Capitol building overlaid by a "Welcome Lindy" sign. Closeup of Lindbergh superimposed on top of that along with a waving American flag.

Location: Brooklyn New York City USA
Date: 1927, June 17
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041074
Various views of the Manhattan bridge and environs, in New York City

Film begins showing allegorical statue of woman named "Brooklyn" by sculptor Daniel Chester French, on granite pedestal at Brooklyn side entrance to the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Scene shifts to Police directing traffic of motor vehicles and horse-drawn wagons on the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Barges and ships seen below the Manhattan bridge on which electrified train is running. Burns Brothers Coal loading facility on the river's edge. Point of view shot from first car of electrified railroad train traveling over the Manhattan bridge with dual tracks. Another train is approaching on the other track. A roadway is seen rising up parallel to the railway, on the right of the screen. Several cars on it are heading through the Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade. Side view of the Manhattan Bridge over the East River in New York City. Docks are seen at river edge, below. The Brooklyn Bridge is seen dimly in the background. Commercial traffic of horses and wagons, cars, and trucks along road beside East River piers. Many appear to be food purveyors. The Manhattan Bridge crosses the entire area in the background. Several pedestrians are seen strolling near the Manhattan bridge Arch and Colonnade. Top of Manhattan Bridge seen in closeup.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1919
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078131
USS Tennessee (BB-43) launched and leaves Brooklyn Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York.

USS Tennessee (BB-43) at dock in Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. A naval officer with a dog on the deck. Sailors with their belongings and supplies at the docks wait to embark. Sailors embark the USS Tennessee. USS Tennessee and a submarine chaser sail under the Brooklyn Bridge en route for maneuvers in the Atlantic.

Location: Brooklyn New York City USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 3 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049928
USS Tennessee sails under Brooklyn Bridge in June 1920. Also seen: December 1918 Naval Review and Presidential Yacht, Mayflower

U.S. battleship, USS Tennessee, sails up East River to Brooklyn Naval Yard. Next scene shows her heading back out to sea for maneuvers with a fleet in the Atlantic Ocean. in both, the Tennessee sails under the Brooklyn Bridge. Woolworth Building in Manhattan visible. A tugboat follows.View,upward, to roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge, from vessel passing underneath. Crew members aboard the ship look at the skyline of New York City. A large boat filled with sightseers passes on the river. A group of U.S. Navy officers poses near a gun turret of the ship. A group of sailors sits under a three-gun turret aboard the ship. Commercial vessels moving in the river. Sailors at railing, look at skyline of Manhattan, New York City, as the ship passes on the East River. Ferry boats pass. View of the Statue of Liberty, in mist, framed above, by three of the Ship's 14 inch guns. Two Admirals and the USS Tennessee's officers, pose on deck, under two turrets with three 14 inch guns, in each. Sailors of the crew pose on deck of the battleship. A different time: December 25, 1918, Crewman in foul weather gear stands at railing of official Photographers boat, with battleships in background, during the great Naval review. A motor launch flying a two-star admiral's ensign, passes at high speed, with the Presidential Yacht, Mayflower, in background. The launch circles and reverses course.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1920, June
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061038
Blizzard of 1947: New York City buried in record 26 inch snowstorm after 16 hours of heavy snow, surpassing historic 1888 blizzard

Blizzard covers New York City and areas from Maine to Washington DC. In New York, people with umbrellas and heavy coats on roads buried in snow. Cars are marooned away from homes in snow. Traffic in Manhattan at a stand-still as cars, buses, railroad tracks and roads are covered in snow. Food supply is affected. People travel on foot. Volunteers dig out snow and clear the roads. Children enjoying themselves in snow.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1947, December 26
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040929
Brooklyn Bridge as seen from a moving train from Brooklyn to New York

A train ride from Brooklyn to New York via the Brooklyn Bridge. View of the train ride as seen from the moving railroad train. The train crosses the Brooklyn Bridge.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1899, September 22
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080663
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