Scenes of New and New Jersey from New York harbor in vicinity of Ellis Island. At lower Manhattan, derricks and cranes can be seen and construction activity associated with the building of the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel. Among skyscrapers seen are the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, both further uptown, in the background. Docks and piers are seen along the waterfront. B&O Railroad barge tied to a pier.
Wheel House of Ellis Island Ferry boat, with the name "Ellis Island" painted on it. View from the wheel house, as the ferry travels toward Ellis Island immigration center. Wheel house view as the ferry heads into its slip on Ellis Island, and as it berths. Deck hands set bridging plate in position and passengers leave the ferry. A luggage trolley being driven aboard the ferry.
View from wheel house of a ferry boat backing out of the slip on Ellis Island, New York. Entrance building at the island. Various immigration processing buildings on the island. A view of the statue of liberty on the Liberty island in New York.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany. Workers engaged in construction work. Colonel Reginald Whitakar, Berlin Military Post Engineer, spaeks with German engineers on the airstrip. Colonel inspects a piece of construction machinery. Colonel with German engineers from Tegel airport watches the new construction.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany, during the Berlin Airlift. Workers engaged in construction work. Cars arrive at construction site. Engineers come out of cars to inspect the work. Colonel Reginald Whitakar, Berlin Military Post Engineer, speaks with German engineers at the airstrip. Colonel with the German engineers from Tegel airport watches the new construction. Buildings in the background. Airplane takes off from the new airstrip.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany. Workers engaged in construction work. German workers spread out stone on the new airstrip. Steam roller flattens a layer of stone. Huge roller goes over the crushed stone. Men work with pump on machine as another workman sprays tar on the stone bed. Men spread asphalt. Buildings in background. Truck dumps asphalt. The men shovel it up and spread it.