An electric power generating plant in the United States. Various views of 1940s New York City: The city at dawn, with Manhattan skyscraper buildings and the sun rising in the background. River traffic moving under the Brooklyn Bridge and buildings in the background. Manhattan streets with no traffic because it is dawn. Lion in front of the New York Public Library on 5th avenue, in silhouette. East River with Manhattan skyline behind. Shows people in houses busy with their morning routine. A milkman delivering by horse and wagon, to homes. Morning newspaper on door step. Man using electric shaver. Children leaving for school. A commuter train arrives at a railroad station. Trams, trolleys, buses, traffic and pedestrians along a street of New York City. Elevated view of Times Square filled with morning traffic of cars, trucks, buses and pedestrians. Turbine deck of an electric power plant. Men in a control room. A ship in a river. A man operates a bascule bridge (draw bridge), allowing ship to pass without delay. Operators, at controls of electric power plant, increase output to meet extra demands. Numerous dials, needles and gauges. View of turbine generator in power plant.
Visitors arrive at the Bronx Zoo (2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx Park, Bronx, New York 10460, U.S.) in New York City. The zookeeper opens the lions’ gate. Lions coming out of the gate. Lions laze around the enclosure of the zoo. A lion drinking from a puddle. A moat keeps them out of visitors' way. Zebras and springbok graze in the zoo. They have their own waterhole. Birds in the zoo. Inauguration of a new elephant house “Pachyderm House” of the Philadelphia Zoo (3400 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States). The Pachyderm House was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret. Officials cut the ribbon during its inauguration. An elephant walks with the United States flag. Elephants give a performance on stools. Monkeys come out from a barrel. Children watch elephants performing and a man touching the open mouth of a hippopotamus in the zoo.
District Attorney Elections in New York City, United States. Edward Corsi sits in his office. Several articles kept on the table. Map on the wall behind him. Books in the background. He talks about the racketeers and gangsters in the poorer section of New York City. He says that courageous Thomas E Dewey must be elected as the District Attorney of New York County.
Newspaper sellers at Times Square in New York City, United States. Pedestrians browse through piles of newspapers and magazines. A man reads newspaper in front of newspaper stall. Newspaper seller adds more newspapers. Several newspaper stalls on the Square. Magazines (such as Pic and Click) and piles of newspapers on the stalls. Men and women buy newspapers. People read war news and buy newspapers. Vehicular traffic on the street and buildings in the background. A man sells newspapers. Wordings written on a stall read 'New York Journal and American'.
Communist citizens in the United States demonstrate in favor of a Soviet Republic. A view of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Communists carry banners and march on the streets. The banners read 'For a Soviet Republic'. Communists on the streets of New York City. Buildings and a huge crowd rally in the background. New York City police chase down and forcibly arrest several Communist agitators, taking them to a waiting paddy wagon. Police officers and officials beat and scuffle with agitators and forcibly carry a man away. Police putting arrested agitators into Police van (Paddy wagon). The police officers keep a vigil.
Automat, Wall Street, and Empire State building in New York City, United States. Crowd moves through the streets. People eat at an Automat. A woman inserts a coin into an automat and gets her food at the coin operated cafeteria. A man receives coffee at the automat. Banks on Wall Street. View of the New York Stock Exchange. A flag reads 'New York Trust Company.' A sign reads 'The Chase National Bank'. People stand outside the banks. Vehicular traffic moves along the street. View of Empire State Building. Cars parked outside the building. Sign outside reads 'Spear's'
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