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Manhattan New York City USA 1939 stock footage and images

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Documentary about geography, fine harbors and long waterfront of New York, being the reason for its commercial supremacy.

Documentary about the geography of New York City. Slate indicates New York is the largest city in America. Its commercial supremacy is due to its fine harbor. A geographic map of New York, showing areas as Brooklyn, Manhattan, Lower Bay, Bronx and New Jersey. The bays and rivers in New York are shown. View of the Statue of Liberty. The waterfront of New York City as seen from a ship on the water. High rise buildings and early skyscrapers along the waterfront of Manhattan Island. Miles of docks at the New York City waterfront for ocean shipping.

Date: 1925
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036354
New York Airways launches helicopter flights in Manhattan, New York

New York Airways inaugurate a new helicopter air service in New York City shuttling between New York City airports and the heart of Metropolitan New York. Men stand in front of the helicopter before boarding. Passengers boarding the helicopter flight. A New York Airways helicopter taking off from the West 30th Street Heliport in West Manhattan, New York City.

Date: 1958, May 29
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029302
Myriad views of New York City. Subway and elevated train commuters. Skyscrapers, street and office scenes

Succession of views of Manhattan New York City skyscrapers. Commuters using subway and elevated trains. Trinity Church at foot of Wall Street, Manhattan, with commuters filling the sidewalks. A sea of commuters jamming a subway entrance, People stream through revolving doors. Large numbers of women typists at work in typing pools of offices. Skyscrapers views with pan shots from top to bottom of skyscraper building. Closeup view of lower half of train car or subway car moving by quickly. Kids playing in the street near sign reading: "Danger, Congested Area."

Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675031539
Window cleaners clean windows of skyscrapers like the Empire State of Building and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Life of a Manhattan window cleaner working on skyscrapers in New York City, United States. The New York skyline. Views of landmark buildings and skyscrapers of Manhattan, New York City. Skyscrapers showing dirty windows. A window cleaner walks on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. He enters the Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001). He enters an office in the building. He attaches a safety belt and steps out of a window. The window cleaner cleans the exterior of the window. Another window cleaner cleans a shop window and wipes the glass. Views of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States). A window cleaner places a ladder and climbs it up to reach a window. He cleans the window. A window cleaner cleans windowpanes. The window cleaner cleans exterior of the window and gets into office. He goes away after completing his work.

Date: 1945
Duration: 6 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072164
Views of Manhattan and the United Nations Headquarters Building under construction in New York City

Manhattan skyline in New York City, United States. Ship moving in New York Harbor and the East River. The Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001) and Chrysler Building (405 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10174, United States) skyscrapers are seen. Brief aerial views above Manhattan Island. New York City skyline views. View of United Nations Headquarters building (405 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017, United States) under construction, as seen from the East River.

Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030574
Passengers seated in a subway train started by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation in New York.

A subway started by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation in New York City. Passengers take their seats in the train. A woman applies lipstick and looks into a mirror. The passengers are seated. A passenger grips an overhead horizontal bar.

Date: 1939, March 30
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061137