New York Airways inaugurate a new helicopter air service in New York City shuttling between New York City airports and the heart of Metropolitan New York. Men stand in front of the helicopter before boarding. Passengers boarding the helicopter flight. A New York Airways helicopter taking off from the West 30th Street Heliport in West Manhattan, New York City.
The Scandinavian Clubs of New York choose Christine Jorgensen "Woman of the Year" in New York City. Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman, accepts the award from a Club official. She addresses the gathering and thanks her doctors and her friends who she says are responsible for her success.
Men using huge machines to construct new buildings and demolish old ones in New York City. Men saw planks at the city harbor. Trucks at construction site. Man operates crane. An excavator digs and removes mud. A construction worker. Buildings in the city. Water at the site. Huge glass windows on a building. A crane lifts material. Hook on a crane. Reflection in glass windows. Worker welds, sparks fly. View of the city through the unfinished building. Building under construction. Man climbs up a support beam.
Men using huge machines construct new buildings and demolish old ones. Rubble lying around as machines demolish a building. Men erect a fallen pillar. They pull down a structure. Burning of old material. A man tries to put out the fire. Demolition of old buildings. New buildings in the background. Pigeons on an old building. Buildings under construction. Cranes at the site. Smoke stacks in the background. Machines at the site.
U.S. Army African American troops returning home following service in Europe at the conclusion of World War 1. The 369th Infantry, 93rd Division African American troops of the New York National guard (also known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment or Old Fifteenth; also the nickname Harlem Hellfighters), arrives at Hoboken aboard the Swedish-American ocean liner 'Stockholm'. View of their commander, Colonel William Hayward, talking to a soldier on the ship deck. African American soldiers of the famous jazz band led by James Reese Europe play on the aft promenade deck of a smaller transport ship shuttling troops from the Stockholm to the disembarkation pier. View of Hoboken skyline buildings as they disembark at pier 97, North River, at the foot of West 57th Street and march in line formation. A board reads 'Welcome Home'.
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.
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