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Sorenson skis down a track and breaks his own New England title record in Salisbury Mills, New York.

A skiing-jumping competition in Salisbury Mills, New York. A ski jump in Salisbury Mills. People stand on either side of the track to watch the skiers. Numerous skiers take part and several fall after their jumps. 'Norsemen Ski Club' written on a sign at the ski jump. Sorenson, who won the New England title at Brattleboro, Vermont, skis down the track and jumps to a height of 181 feet beating his own record of 177 feet, and scores 224 out of 240 points. Sorenson poses with his skis (even as another jumper falls, in the background).

Location: Salisbury Mills New York USA
Date: 1931, February 2
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055147
A new discovery called 'Quicold' is used to freeze water and other liquids in New York.

Ice making chemicals tested in New York. Scientists make a new discovery - certain powders that absorb heat so quickly when mixed that they freeze water or other liquids instantly. This combination is called 'Quicold'. Two men at a table in a laboratory. One scientist mixes two powders and a liquid in a martini shaker to create the 'Quicold'. He then screws on the lid and gives it to the second man who mixes the three together. Fog on the shaker surface. A thermometer is used to check the temperature of the prepared fluid. The temperature drops rapidly. The man inserts three test tubes filled with water into a beaker full of the prepared fluid. On removal, the water in the test tubes is frozen. The man removes the ice and breaks it into pieces.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1939, April 26
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057819
Burmese diplomat U-Thant is elected as the new Secretary General of the United Nations in New York.

The election of the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York. The headquarters of the United Nations. Flags fluttering on flag poles outside the building. Interior of the building. Officials cast their votes for the election of the Secretary General. Burmese diplomat U-Thant is elected as the new Secretary-General. The officials applaud as U-Thant comes on a platform after being elected as the Secretary General.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1962, December 3
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062503
Netherlands and Indonesia sign a pact on the administration of New Guinea at a UN conference in New York.

The meeting of the United Nations in New York, United States. Officials seated inside the building. Netherlands and Indonesia sign a pact. They sign the agreement on the administration of New Guinea, claimed by both the countries. Officials shake hands.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1962, August 16
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063218
U.S. Navy troop transport operations in New York and New Jersey in World War I

The SS Leviathan, the largest ocean liner afloat, (former German ocean liner Vaterland, seized and renamed by the U.S. Government in 1917, as America entered World War 1). Tug boats assist the three-stacker Leviathan as she enters New York harbor. Tug boats working with another troop ship (two-stacker) in the harbor. Ferry boat in background. A sleek troop transport ship with two slanted stacks and rakish lines, accentuated by camouflage, in a New Jersey harbor.Two Navy troop ships underway with an airplane flying overhead. A column of U.S. Navy troop transport ships underway in the Atlantic ocean. A barrage balloon is seen overhead.

Location: New York City Harbor USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068751
Construction workers bore a tube under the bed of the Hudson River for a new mid town tunnel in New York.

Construction workers at work under the Hudson River in New York. A crane lifts up concrete and put it into a truck. The construction workers bore a tube under the bed of the Hudson River for a new mid town tunnel. Engineers at work. The tube is fitted properly. An engineer comes out of the hollow tube and shakes hand with another engineer. Two construction workers in the hollow tube and others stand around them. A view of the Hudson River and buildings in the background.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1935, August 5
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069018
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