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View of the New York City skyline from Weehawken, New Jersey.

View of buildings at the New York harbor from Weehawken, New Jersey. Buildings at the New York harbor. Skyscrapers seen in the far background.

Date: 1954, June 24
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072571
The search for kidnapped boy, Peter Levine, in New Rochelle, New York

Newspaper picture of a boy named Peter David Levine missing in New Rochelle, New York. Vehicle passes by in front of the boy's school, Albert Leonard Junior High School. Views of Peter Levine and his father, Murray Levine, from home movies, including Peter on a bicycle, Peter with his father on a ball field, and Peter in a boat. Official from the investigation urges viewers to contact the police or Mr. John Edgar Hoover of the U.S. Department of Justice if they have information in the case.

Date: 1938, April 6
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023169
Americans strategy to attack and weaken Japanese position in South West Pacific during World War II.

An orientation film about the American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. A map of the South West Pacific area depicts islands of New Britain and New Ireland as the chief objectives of the Americans. By taking over these islands the Japanese would be isolated in the area. But a strong defense zone around these islands proves to be the main deterrent. U.S. officers including U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur discuss the strategy to attack and isolate the Japanese in the South West Pacific region. Animated map of the region depicts American plan to capture the Admiralty Island by attacking the island of Manus and Los Negros to be followed by an attack in Madang in New Guinea. This would result in isolation of New Britain and New Ireland and weaken apanese position in the region.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059145
Celebrating new State of Israel in New York City. Motorcade of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion

A motorcade passes along the streets in the United States. A crowd lines up a sidewalk. Troops carrying the American and the Israeli flags parade along a street. U.S. sailors march. Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion waves to American crowd from steps of New York City Hall. Standing with him is the President of the New York City Council, Vincent R. Impellitteri. The crowd cheers for him. A woman holds the U.S. and the Israeli flags. Ticker tapes fall on the street.

Date: 1948, May 15
Duration: 2 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061335
New York Airways helicopter lifts off; aerial view of New York City; Marina City under construction in Chicago

A New York Airways helicopter (Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight Model 107, N66820) lifting off from a heliport in New York City. Low aerial view of various buildings of New York City including 40 Wall Street and financial district of Manhattan. Change of scene to aerial view of the Marina City building still under construction in Chicago, Illinois. Various views of cars driving on stacked highway interchanges in the United States.

Date: 1968
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080424
Launching of the USS Iowa (BB-61) in New York, and of her sister ship, USS New Jersey (BB-62),in Philadelphia, during World War II..

Camera pans vertically from top to bottom over the bow of the USS Iowa (BB-61) as she is ready for launching at the Brooklyn Navy yard in New York City, on August 22, 1942. Sponsor of the ship, Ilo Browne Wallace, wife of Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Christens the Iowa by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow, and the ship moves down the ways toward the East River. The Williamsburg Bridge is seen dimly in the background, as the Iowa plunges into the water. Camera focuses, next, on the USS New Jersey (BB-62) ready for launching at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 7, 1942. Men knock supports from below the New Jersey, in preparation for her launching. Next, she is seen moving down the ways. Closeups of some shipyard workers smiling as the New Jersey is launched. The New Jersey is seen well out into the Delaware River, with some smoke rising from one of her funnels. (World War 2, WWII, WW2)

Date: 1942, August 27
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051750