Trucking by rail in Illinois. Trucks with a big semi-trailer pass through an American highway. Inco Beverage Co. semi-trailer truck on the road. Rails beside a highway in Illinois. A General Motors (GM) flatcar moving in track. Newly devised flatcars and loading methods are shown. A trailer kingpin is lowered into a slot extension. It is hooked over a towing plate. A man locks the trailer kingpin into place. The plate is screwed in position. Then the trailers are transported.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, of New York City, breaking and destroying a slot machine with a large sledgehammer. Anti-gambling Officials seen aboard the tugboat "Manhattan" in New York Harbor, as it pushes a barge loaded with slot machines destined for dumping in the Atlantic Ocean. Lettering on the barge reads: "The City Of New York Department of Docks." View of damaged slot machine showing internal wheels. A man's hand seen trying to manipulate the broken machine.
Two law enforcement officials pose at New York City waterfront. The tugboat, "Manhattan" underway in New York harbor, in calm waters, pushing a barge loaded with damaged slot machines. Officials stand on deck and an American flag flies high above the vessel. "City of New York Dept of Docks" is written on the barge. Interior of the tugboat wheelhouse, with the Captain at the wheel, steering. Group of men dumping slot machines from the barge into the sea. They work on a huge pile of machines from which some tumble to the deck. One burly fellow lifts a machine over his head and tosses it into the sea. An official, in a business suit, uses broom to push debris from the barge into the water.
New Year's celebration in Times Square, New York City, as 1937 begins. Neon signs dominate the scene. Examples read: "Planters Peanuts", "Coca-Cola", Camel Cigarettes, and others. The Criterion movie theater marquee reads: "Cagney." The Hotel Astor is seen. Celebrating crowd is shadowed, except for brief glimpse. Lighted advertisements for Chevrolet automobiles stream across the Times building. The advertisements are interrupted by a message reading: " The time is now 12:02."
Large crowd gathers to celebrate the New Year (1937) in Times Square, New York City. Illuminated signs on buildings. Many neon signs advertise products, such as 'Planters Peanuts and 'Coca-Cola' . Two large klieg lights illuminate the crowd for the camera.
New Year's Eve, 1936, in Times Square, New York City. Crowds gathering to celebrate. Vehicles move cautiously in the area. The scene is illuminated by numerous neon signs advertising all kinds of places and things. The Loews State movie theater marquee advertises the film "Love on the Run" starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, as well as a "girl review." The Criterion theater advertises a James Cagney film. The Times building displays a "Planters Peanuts" sign that shows peanuts pouring from a bag. Numerous other signs are seen.
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