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Flushing Meadows New York USA 1940 stock footage and images

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View of famous landmarks in New York City, United States, in early 1940s.

A map of United States of America. Greyhound passenger bus pasing through toll booth on highway between Boston and New York. Tourist bus arrives in New York, USA. View of tourists inside the bus. Buildings in New York City. View of the Statue of Liberty from a boat. Heavy traffic outside the New York Public Library. Tourist couples travels on busy streets sitting in open top level of a double decker bus. View of the Empire State building and Will's building. Tourist couple enjoys view of the city from rooftop of Empire State Building. A telescope on the rooftop. Wide, sweeping, elevated views of skyscrapers and buildings of Manhattan, New York City, as seen from atop the Empire State Building in the early 1940s.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675050316
Registering for the new draft at Flushing High School in New York.

Military recruitment and draft: Young men registering and answering questions at Flushing High School and Haaren High School in New York. Clerks filling out draft papers and issuing cards. Card being held by registrant. Men entering and leaving the High School. Sign above doorway "Registration for the Draft". One man pauses at a doorway to look at his new card.

Date: 1948, August 30
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034481
Polo and show jumping events during the 34th Meadow Brook Cup Chase in Westbury, New York.

Various turf events mark the 34th Meadow Brook Cup Chase in Westbury, New York. A horse drawn carriage moves on a field. A polo game being played at the estate of F. Ambrose Clark. People enjoy show jumping event as they stand behind a fence. Horses jump over wooden and stone walls.

Date: 1932, September 26
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059260
Greentree wins polo match against Anglo-American Jaguars at Meadow Brook Club in Westbury, New York.

A polo match between Greentree team and Anglo-American Jaguars at Meadow Brook Club in Westbury, New York. A crowd of 12,000 people seated in the spectator area. Spectators cheer. Greentree wins the opening match by a score of 15-9. Tommy Hitchcock and Pete Bostwick star for the winners.

Date: 1938, September 5
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053665
Water Skiers skiing in Flushing Bay, New York

Water skiers including United States champion Bruce Parker ski in Flushing Bay, New York. Women on the shoulders of men skiing. One couple falls in the water.

Date: 1939, June
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034131
Babe Ruth and TY Cobb competes in a charity golfing match in Flushing, New York

Baseball heroes Babe Ruth and TY Cobb square off in golfing match in Flushing New York as a charity endeavor for war effort. Two hold a golf-club and pose for camera before start of match. Hundreds of fans gather to see the two compete. Cobb plays a tea shot while Ruth waits for his turn. A World War II (WW2) Banner saying "USO deserves support of every single individual citizen" seen in background. Both players putt several holes and Ruth emerges winner. Starting form left shots of Ruth and Cobb.

Date: 1941, June 27
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028734