Coverage of Major Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr in New York City and his 34-hour orbital flight. Major Cooper speaks. Scenes of parade showing small child waving American flag. Navy and AF flights marching and fireman putting up flags. Cooper with dignitaries. Cameramen shoot films and pictures. City Hall seal and bunting. Intercut with cheering crowds, policeman with barricade and fireman with hook and ladder put up flag and make arch over street. City Hall dome. The attendees include Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Mrs. Susan Wagner, Vice president Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Robert F. Wagner. Major Cooper acknowledges cheering spectators and signs City Hall guest book in front of New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States). Crowd and high vantage viewing point. 22 May 1963
Ruth Bryan Owen, pioneer female filmmaker and United States Envoy to Denmark, weds Captain Boerge Rohde (Danish officer) at Hyde Park in New York. The newly married couple emerges from the St. James Episcopal Church (4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York, US) in Hyde Park, New York. Couple in their car surrounded by the invitees. The couple poses for public and press.
Inauguration of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. New York City Mayor Robert F Wagner in the presence of other dignitaries cuts the ribbon at the museum's opening ceremony. A continuous spiral ramp runs along the height of the structure. Workmen hang paintings within the Guggenheim Museum (1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128, United States). Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Harry F. Guggenheim look at the paintings, modern art, and sculptures inside the Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
King Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during a visit to New York. The King arrives by car at the United Nations headquarter in New York. Flags shown at front of building with focus on the flag of Saudi Arabia. The King steps from the car in front of the headquarter and is greeted by dignitaries. Men take pictures. King Faisal and the dignitaries walk into the headquarters. A spokesman, in Arabic, narrates a summary of the Kings visit to Washington and New York.. This is followed by brief scenes of highlights from the trip, including arrival by helicopter; the White House and welcome banner in English and Arabic; official trumpeters playing; the King and President Johnson; Army honor guard formation and cannons firing salutes; view of the White House; U.S. Marines and soldiers on parade;.The King and President Johnson on steps of the White House the evening of his formal reception; Military displays by the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard); and fireworks.
The campaign of the Fusion party for the election of Mayor of the New York City at the Manhattan Opera Center, New York City. The chairperson gives an introductory note. There are banners supporting F.H. LaGuardia's candidature for the Mayorship of New York. 1934.
Documentary about geography and buildings of New York. The Central Park in the center of New York. A pond at Central Park with number of boats in it. Famous buildings of New York around the Central Park can also be seen at a distance. Man and woman looking at the pond watch boats and bridge on the pond. The Obelisk in Central Park gifted by Khedive of Egypt. People sitting on a stone below it. The tall tower of Obelisk.
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