Clip begins Pete Reiser of the Dodgers and Murry Dickson of the Cardinals shaking hands and talking before baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn New York. Shot of Dodgers standing atop dugout step. Brief shot of Dodgers manager Leo Durocher. Majority of clip focuses on fans in the stands. Spectators in early 1940s-style clothing, both men and women, are seen in varying moods as the game progresses. Many close up views of fans and spectators, sometimes cheering, sometimes angry and booing, other times expectant and tense. Many men wearing suits, ties and hats, and smoking big cigars; female fans wearing dresses. (Note: the large crowd and downbeat mood of the spectators suggests this game could be from either September 11 or 12, 1942, both games which the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals at Ebetts Field as the teams battled for first place in the National League.) (World War II period).
A baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York. View from stands above visitors dugout as the game ends and many spectators rush the field. Police try to urge the crowds off the field, and Cardinals players mak their way to their dugout. View of various groups of fans in the stadium cheering on their team. Men in suits and women in dresses watch the game intently and cheer. Three religious clergy are seen seated in a row, each wearing white and black collar, watching the game. Men, women, and children watching the baseball game and cheering.
Mayor of New York Fiorello LaGuardia arrives, escorted by bodyguards and flag bearing honor guard to witness a baseball game of the New York Yankees at Yankee stadium, Bronx New York. Bands march past. Mayor as chief guest accepts the salute. He hoists the U.S. flag before the game. Mayor addressing the press. Mayor La Guardia in his seat talking to New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing. Mayor enjoying the game, talking with a photographer. Crowd in stands, including many kids, enjoying the game. The "House of David" barnstorming baseball team performing the "phantom" baseball pre-game drills.
The busy market, shops and streets with African American population in Harlem New York. Sign at corner of West 127th street. A good number of people prominently African Americans can be seen. The roads, traffic, shops and buildings of the area are shown. Sign for Garcia Grande Cigars and two men smoking pipes and talking in foreground. People talking in groups, young men playing tennis on a street.
Documentary about geography and buildings of New York. The Central Park in the center of New York. A pond at Central Park with number of boats in it. Famous buildings of New York around the Central Park can also be seen at a distance. Man and woman looking at the pond watch boats and bridge on the pond. The Obelisk in Central Park gifted by Khedive of Egypt. People sitting on a stone below it. The tall tower of Obelisk.
Billboard announces program of free outdoor concerts by New York Philharmonic, including Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (Eroica), and Stravinsky's Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), conducted by Leonard Bernstein, in Prospect Park, New York. . Crowd gathered for the free outdoor concert. Families sit in the park. Several people carry chairs and carpets to sit. The orchestra plays on a stage. Microphones on the stage. The crowd cheers and applauds.
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