A huge crowd of men and women pedestrians is seen on the sidewalks and roads of New York city. Elevated views and street level views of busy New York City streets with buses, trolleys, and motor cars crawling their way around pedestrians in the rush and traffic. Jam packed streets and stores in Manhattan. 'Buy Now' scheme seems to attract people which would give them triple advantage of escaping the last minute rush, seizing on bargain prices and providing work opportunity for thousands during the Great Depression. Mass of shoppers seen on busy avenues and on lower east side neighborhood streets where push cart vendors sell many kinds of clothing and items. Men and women seen shopping buying things for holidays.
Exterior view of the 18th Precinct station of the New York City Police at 306 W. 54th Street New York City (now known as Midtown North Precinct). Police officers exit the station building and walk in a line then halt at a place for a roll call or briefing. An officer reads instructions and gives a briefing, and then the cops disperse in various directions. The scene is repeated from different camera angles, including closeups of some of the police officers and their uniforms.
Views of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Fifth Avenue and New York Public Library. Pedestrians, cars and other vehicles along fifth avenue. A sign advertising Coca Cola. 'Fifth avenue coach' can be seen written on the bus. Pedestrians along 42nd Street.
Governor Charles Whitman of New York State,poses for the camera on top of a tall building in Albany., New York State. He wears a wool overcoat with velvet collar and a bowler hat of the period. Behind, and above him is seen a large American flag on a flagpole fastened to the building roof. Camera changes angle, showing other buildings below similar in style to the State Capitol building in Albany.
Ethnically diverse people along streets in New York City. People of Chinese origin in Chinatown. Scene changes to a Jewish area with signs on market shops in Hebrew. A board at a shop reads "Strictly Kosher A Goldberg & Son Poultry Market". A view of busy shops and push cart vendors on Orchard Street near Delancey Street on the lower east side of Manhattan. Store fronts visible include Cohens Opticians at 117 Orchard Street. Two men in hats talk together. One of the men has a long beard. Scene changes to Harlem with an elevated view of sidewalk as pedestrians walk by and children play, fencing with toy wooden swords. African American men talk in a Harlem neighborhood of New York City (likely Harlem). African American children play games and skip rope. A boy writes with a chalk on a sidewalk.
View of Empire State Building in New York City. Pedestrians on a street near a police car. Front of the New York State Supreme Courthouse in Foley Square (60 Centre Street, Manhattan). Words visible atop the Corinthian columns: "The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government."
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