Taxicabs coming and going in front of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Night-time with marquee illuminated. Doormen open the doors of the cars arriving. Patrons, in formal attire, men in top hats and ladies in long gowns and furs, step from cars and enter the building. Interior views of the staircases and halls of the Opera House. Waist-down views of patrons walking, showing the beautiful gowns and other clothing of the patrons. People climb the stairs. Audience seated in the boxes and loges. Curtains on the stage. The performance of Verdi's Aida begins with two singers on stage.
Lawrence Tibbett, New York Metropolitan Opera baritone seated in front of a mirror in his dressing room. Several articles lie in front of him. He uses cream or lotion in his hand to remove stage makeup from his face following a performance of Aida by Verdi. Mr. Tibbett wears a dressing robe and a wrist watch.
A man stands on a wharf in New York City. Crowd gathers to bid farewell to the passengers on the ocean liner SS Leviathan, of the United States Lines, as she departs from New York. People on board the ship wave. The ship departs amidst salutes from fireboats spraying water, Dirigibles, and airplanes, including one spraying streams of water.
A Wolverines college football game held at University of Michigan. Crowd seated in the spectator area stands. Campus and athletic buildings in the background. Players at line of scrimmage. Slate indicates "Spark's drop kick scores for Michigan" (referring to Cliff Sparks). Another slate during the action reads "Michigan makes a clever forward pass." (Ferry Field Athletic Clubhouse at the east end of the field is seen in the background.) Includes views from field-level and from high up in bleachers.
The New York Curb Market of Curbstone brokers at work on Broad Street, New York City. A large number of brokers knowns as 'Curb' brokers gather in the street, dealing in unlisted securities. They were also sometimes called the Sidewalk Stock Exchange or Curb Exchange. They communicate with clerks and counterparts leaning out through the open windows of the nearby buildings, shouting and waving hand signals, and recording trades. Crowded street of Curb Brokers in front of Brokers Cafe and Restaurant.
A military parade on the streets during a World War 1 Liberty Bond fundraising rally in New York City. United States Army troops parade, followed by U.S. Navy forces. Crowd gathers on the streets. Buildings decorated with American flags.
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