A Wednesday afternoon in the South Bronx, New York City. Camera pans down front of an apartment building on Crimmins Avenue, in the South Bronx, where people are sitting on the apartment house steps, watching men playing stick ball in the street. A 1954 Oldsmobile car turns into the street, keeping to the left to avoid interfering with the ball game. Closeups of players. One tries to take the stick of another. Players watch as a ball, hit high on a building, bounces its way down. A left-handed batter gets set, with a cigarette in his mouth. View down the Avenue. Two men walk along an apartment building roof. A dog walks past a pile of trash. Men seated alone, one backwards on a chair; another on a fire escape; one on a park bench; one in a doorway; and another on a box in front of a store. Two small boys sitting with their shoeshine boxes. Boys playing with a frisbee and two playing catch with a baseball on East 139th Street between Cypress and St. Ann's Avenues. Youth wearing sleeveless sweatshirt painted with picture of a skull and words:"Cara Gons," on it. Police officer in a patrol car parked at a curb. Another patrol car (at 2:48) driving west along 149th street at Bergen Avenue. A young man wearing a sweatshirt with "Latin Crowns" written on it, goes down some steps and through doorway into a building. Another "Latin Crowns" is worn by a youth doing pullups on bottom of fire escape, outside. A boy swings on the same bar. Several youths start to tussle and an older one steps in to break it up.
Administration of Anesthesia at the Lennox Hill Hospital in New York. Sign on the door reads 'Anesthesia'. Doctor prepares the syringe for anesthesia. Doctor fills the syringe. He holds the rubber inhaler over the patient's mouth. Equipment near the patient. Doctor and nurse administer the anesthesia. They take off the strap, put the oxygen mask on the patient, and adjust equipment. The patient loses consciousness gradually.
Mr Magazzu an exhibitor honored for bond drive in New York. Harry Brandt, Chairman of 6th War Loan Drive for the Motion Picture Industry congratulates Mr Magazzu , an exhibitor for his activities in the drive during World War II. A sign reads 'War Bond'. Phyliss Brooks puts medal. The medal reads 'War Activities Committee Motion Picture Industry'. Mr Magazzu shakes hand with Harry Brandt.
Fashion models display the latest collections by renowned costume jewelry designer Trifari in New York City. Two women in elegant black dresses. Woman displays earrings and glittery hair clips. A woman shows off her arrow-shaped diamond earring. A diamond jewelry set in a box. A man puts it on a woman's neck. A model shows the necklace with earrings. A model with different hairstyles shows the jewelry designs. A woman takes off her coat, showing a crown-shaped brooch (designed by Alfred Philippe) made of cabochons or dazzling clear rhinestones on her chest.
Holiday Parade at Central Park in New York. Civilians stand on either sides of the street. Helium-Inflated balloons in the air. Young children watch the balloons and wave. Decorated Santa Claus lane. People stand at lane. Santa Claus on a decorated float. Hollywood star Jack Benny on a float. A sign reads 'Jack Benny'.
Headlines in the New York Times. The headline reads 'Soviet Fires Earth Satellite Into Space'. The article shows a picture of scientists raising their hands and a satellite orbit around the globe.
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