Passenger steamers anchored at docks in New York City. Crew wait for passengers. Women and men get on the steamer. Steamers pass under the Brooklyn bridge. View of large World War I military ship with tug beside. View of harbor skyline and tall early skyscrapers and buildings of Manhattan, New York City.
Men attach pontoons to Douglas World Cruiser in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Men give wreath to the pilot of world cruiser Lt Erik Nelson in New Orleans. Men examine pontoons. World cruiser stands on pier. Wreath placed on cruiser. Men lift aircraft tail and place barrels beneath it. Mechanics remove wheels and strut then attach pontoons. Major Martin Commander of the flight receives small United States flag. He unfolds it.
Construction of the Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001) skyscraper in New York City. Picture of Beacon Tower. The 85 story Empire State Building with Beacon Tower 1250 feet in height. A building under construction. Iron beams over the building.
The Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001) under construction in New York. Floor beams are brought to the construction site. Derrick lifts beams from truck. It is placed on the foundation floor of the building. It is connected to columns. Beam and column panels at the foundation. Beams are to form floor planking. Workers at construction site.
The construction of the Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001) in New York City. Stainless steel jambs on the building. Workers walk and work on aluminum frames. Workers place jambs, lifted by crane. They work at the building. The lower part of the building and skyscraper over it.
Empire State Building under construction in New York. Animation shows the evolution of skyscrapers in New York. Buildings in hierarchical order. Arrow shows its name and dates of completion. World 1890, Park Row 1900, Singer 1905, Metropolitan life 1910, Woolworth 1915, Chrysler 1929 and Empire State 1931. View of Empire State Building still under construction in 1931, rising above other nearby buildings. The top of the building is not yet complete.
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