Traffic along 5th avenue, passing in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States) in New York City. Seen are several horse-drawn carriages and wagons, automobiles, and a double-decker bus. Pedestrians walking on the sidewalk, and a large American flag flying in front of the Museum. Scene shifts to sequence shot from front car POV of an elevated train, in the New York rapid transit system, passing between buildings, and passing below higher elevated train tracks. POV view changes to the rear car of the train showing retreating scenes, behind the moving train. Two trains, going in the opposite direction, pass on either side of the photo train. One of those stops at a station. A third train follows closely behind an earlier one.
Documentary about geography of New York. Slate indicates New York has the largest bridges in the world. Views of the Brooklyn Bridge. Cargo liners below the bridge and crossing the bridge. The Manhattan Bridge and skyscrapers of Manhattan, New York City behind is visible at a distance. Another bridge over river Hudson, under construction. A man and woman standing on a high observation platform of a skyscraper, looking over at the tower of Woolworth Building, the tallest skyscraper in America.
Exterior view of St Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church at 122-38 West 76th Street in New York City, (it is the modern day address 120 West 76th Street, New York City; the location of the West Side Institutional Synagogue). St. Andrews church turns into a Jewish Synagogue for a day in New York City. The Star of David symbol seen at entrance of church. Interior views of Jewish religious service in progress. Rabbi blows shofar and people are heard singing prayers. Rabbi I. Warsaw introduces Pastor Edward J. Aplin. Rabbi Warsaw thanks Pastor Aplin for offering the church space to the Jewish congregation of the Little Synagogue and Temple of Service, and permitting them to decorate the space with the symbols of a traditional synagogue and use the facility for Yom Kippur.
Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain, at the end of World War II. Maritime Commission members meet with the representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Buildings and skyscrapers of New York. Ships and workers at the harbor. Skyscrapers on the waterfront in Manhattan.
Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain during World War II. Maritime Commission members meet with the representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Smokestacks of factories give away smoke at night. New York City buildings and a bridge at night. Busy Broadway and Times Square with vehicles and pedestrians. Number of vehicles passes through a river bridge. Neon lighting on the buildings, skyscrapers, and the shops at night, with many advertisements, theaters, and restaurants. Trucks on roads and traffic guards on duty.
Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain, at the end of World War II. Naval officers aboard the ship. Bow of ship cruises in the sea. A sailor watches other boats with binoculars. Other boats at the horizon seen from the ship. Meeting of Maritime Commission members and representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Ship ready for sail at a harbor in New York.
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