A film titled 'At the Foot of the Flatiron' depicts people walking past the Flatiron Building in New York City, United States on 2nd November, 1903. Pedestrians walk past the Flatiron Building on a windy day. They try to keep their hats from flying off. An African American man wearing a wide brimed hat turns to look at the camera and his hat blows off. A woman stops and looks at the products displayed in a shop window. A couple of your women laugh as they walk past. A young boy in matching jacket, cap, vest and knickerbocker trousers, stands with hands in pockets oblivious to the wind. Policeman walks past eyeing cinematographer.
Paper print. Early motion picture documentary. The opening of Belmont Park in New York, United States in the year 1905. Men ride horses at the Belmont Park race course before a race. A large crowd of spectators seated in the stands. The horse race begins. A trainer cleans his horse.
Paper print. Very early motion picture documentary. The Suburban Handicap in New York, United States in the year 1897. Riders mounted on horseback move through the race course before the race. The race begins. Spectators seated in stands cheer for the riders. Jockeys pet their horses after the race.
The film titled 'Helen's Marriage' depicts instances in Helen's marriage in New York, United States. An actor portraying a character Tom carries a ladder while walking through the garden of Helen's house. He places the ladder to reach a balcony and gives an indication to Helen. Helen's father and mother hear the indication. Helen climbs down the ladder. Her father runs behind Tom with a gun. Tom talks with his club friends about this incident. Helen's father scolds her. Shooting of a wedding scene. Tom gets an idea. He convinces his friends and a chaplain to help him. A maid hands Tom's letter to Helen. Tom and his friends prepare for the wedding scene shooting. They get in a car and arrive at Helen's house. A manager convinces Helen's father to allow them to shoot. He agrees. The bride falls down during the shoot. The manager asks Helen to take the bride's place. She requests her father. The chaplain ministers the proceeding and Helen gets married to Tom.
Street life in Jewish section of New York City, United States. Pedestrians walk along a street. Children hold on to mothers’ arms while shopping. People shop at roadside stalls. A street vendor waits for customers. Signs in Yiddish and English such as “Cohen Opticians” and “Gutraut’s Antiques-Gifts”. A shop glass window with words written in Hebrew. Exterior of “The M. Miller Printing”.
Alien man and wife being questioned at Immigration Building at Ellis Island in New York, United States. Interiors of Immigration Building. Board of Special Inquiry Hearings and Appeals. Officers of Board question alien man and wife. Interpreter and aliens talk. District Director's Office showing Board members at table.
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