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Charles Lindbergh arrives in New York to claim the Orteig Prize as the first Allied aviator to fly non-stop beteen New York City and Paris

View from the ground at Mitchel Field, on Long Island Spirit as the Spirit of St. Louis is seen circling to land. A small group of people stand near a hangar. Lindbergh's plane lands on the grass field and taxis toward three army soldiers there to help him park. Lindbergh, in flying gear, steps from his airplane. Closeups of him standing near it. Scene shifts to Brooklyn New York, where Lindbergh, now dressed in business suit, and surrounded by a crowd, descends wooden steps to enter an open car. He sits prominently in the back of the car, accompanied by Raymond Orteig and officials. Mounted police escort the car. View from rear as motorcade drives along a festooned Brooklyn street with a "Welcome Lindy" banner stretched across the road. Motorcycle police escort the cars. Spectators crowd the sidewalks. The motorcade continues through leafy boulevards and open highways. Everywhere enthusiastic crowds line the way. American flags decorate the lead car. A group of Boy Scouts with massed American flags lines one side of the highway. Crowds, waving American flags, teeter on the edge of the sidewalks along a commercial section of town. View from a high location overlooking Prospect Park in Brooklyn, where people throng the sidewalks and park paths. Camera pans across the park. A motorcade (now grown to include numerous cars) circles to enter at the Grand Army Plaza entrance to the park. A slate reads: At Knights of Columbus Building for a luncheon in his honor." Then the motorcade stops at a building festooned with patriotic bunting and a banner reading: "U.S. Council 126 K of C." Later, Lindbergh enters the open car again with Raymond Orteig and they leave. Next, at the Brevoort Hotel (owned by Mr. Orgteig) an elaborate check for twenty five thousand dollars is shown. It is dated June 17, 1927 and signed by Raymond Orteig. Lindbergh and Orteig shake hands and chat amicably while attempting to pose for a photograph. Glimpse of U.S. Capitol building overlaid by a "Welcome Lindy" sign. Closeup of Lindbergh superimposed on top of that along with a waving American flag.

Date: 1927, June 17
Duration: 4 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041074
U.S. Battleships New York, Pennsylvania and Utah in New York City circa 1918

The U.S. Battleship USS New York (BB-34) anchored in the Hudson River, circa 1918. The Hospital ship USS Solace (AH-2) is seen in the background. A seaplane flies low over the river, past the ships. Also seen are the battleships USS Pennsylvania (BB-38 ) and USS Utah (BB-31). (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027599
Views of New Mexico landscape 1940s. Men stand in front of buildings in small town of New Mexico.

Sweeping panoramic landscape view of desert land and rock formations in New Mexico, in the American southwest. Point of View (POV) shot from a moving car through windshield looking out on deserted highway road in remote area. Small houses and businesses in a small town. A street and bushes. Men stand in front of houses. A covered wagon drawn by horses moves on the street. It stops. A Native American Indian woman and a child in the wagon. The woman starts the horses again and the wagon rolls on.

Date: 1948
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028208
Models display swim suits for the new season at a fashion show in New York, United States.

A fashion show in New York, United States. Models display latest designs of swim suits. A model displays a bikini made of gold and studded with gold coins worth $ 1000. Models display cotton knitted swim suits.

Date: 1957, October 7
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042904
New Beacon lights atop the Empire State Building in New York, United States.

Beacons atop the Empire State Building in New York, United States. Three flash lights lit at the top of the building. Lights revolve around in the sky. Lights atop the building flash at night.

Date: 1956, April 12
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046955
American Aviator Howard Robard Hughes is interviewed in New York after his new record.

American aviator Howard Hughes sets a record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours. He is interviewed in New York after setting the record. His aircraft in flight over the city.

Date: 1938, December 26
Duration: 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047417