Coach Steve Owen in the last game of his 23 years as coach of the Giants. Players from the Lions and the Giants on the field at New York's Polo Grounds stadium. Game in progress. Crowd cheers. Detroit Lions defeat New York Giants by 27-16. Scenes include pass from Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Lane to Leon Hart. Also a touchdown pass from New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly to Frank Gifford, and a Detroit Lions touchdown pass from Lane to Doak Walker followed by a 2nd touchdown run by Walker.
A film titled 'Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River'. Views from boat traveling South on the Hudson River toward the ocean. West shoreline and piers of lower Manhattan seen. Large modern ocean liner at pier. Docked boats seen. A tug with a "C" on the stack passes by. Several small steamboats come into view. The Pennsylvania Railroad piers and the Lehigh Valley Railroad piers seen with docked car floats. Several piers seen. Skyscrapers and shoreline seen. Trinity Church visible near Wall Street. Pennsylvania Railroad piers seen with barges docked. United Fruit Company occupies New Pier I. Views of New York City Aquarium and Castle Garden (Battery Park).
Crowd and fleet of small crafts at harbor in New York. Colonel Charles Lindbergh welcomed by huge crowd in streets of New York City. Confetti and ticker tape showered down the canyons of Lower Manhattan in New York during parade for the famous pilot to celebrate his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Throngs cheer Charles Lindbergh.
Colorful blossoms at the International Flower Show in the New York Coliseum (present day site of Time Warner Center. 10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019, United States) in New York City. Thirty-five fully landscaped gardens in the show. Innumerable potted plants preened to perfection for blue ribbon competition.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh returns after his nonstop trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris that completed on May 21, 1927. A fleet of ships and boats escort Lindbergh up the Hudson to the New York Harbor. Among the informal fleet is a tug boat named the "Federal No. 2", which displays a maritime flag on its bow, containing 48 stars and no stripes. A crowd gathered at the harbor to watch the festivities and honor Lindbergh. Tug boats line the harbor. Lindbergh watches a marine parade in his honor. New York Mayor James J. Walker beside Lindbergh.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh returns after his trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris. Tug boats are jammed together next to the Department of Docks Building on Pier A, Hudson River, New York City. The clocktower, added to the Building in 1919, as America's first WWI memorial, is clearly visible.American flags and bunting everywhere. A small launch, carrying Lindbergh, makes its way, between tug boats and large ferry boats and throws a line to a larger passenger-filled boat nearby. In a precarious maneuver, persons in both boats help Lindbergh into the larger boat. He almost falls into the water, in the process. Lindbergh is wearing a leather flying jacket. At the Battery,policemen on foot, and on horseback and motorcycles restrain crowds. Lindbergh climbs into an open car, and the parade, in his honor commences. New Yorkers watch and cheer. Lindbergh's motorcade proceeds to lower Broadway. A ticker-tape parade in his honor. People on either side of the streets cheer and welcome Lindbergh. Motorcycle and mounted police escort him further to City Hall. Policemen control the crowd. City Hall: Officials welcome the aviator. A banner reads 'Welcome Lindbergh'. Lindbergh with various officials and officers on stage. He addresses the crowd. NY Mayor James Walker greets and congratulates Lindbergh.
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