Pedestrians creating havoc by jaywalking in the midst of streaming traffic on busy streets in New York City, United States. Several trapped in middle of the street with trafffic passing them on both sides. In accord with a new city anti-Jaywalking ordinance, a policeman nabs one jaywalker and writes him a ticket (issues a summons) for the offense.
Saint Patrick's Day celebrated at Fifth Avenue in New York, United States. A decoration in the form an Irish harp or cláirseach. People with umbrellas gather to watch the parade in the rain. A young girl wearing a raincoat stands to watch the parade. Soldiers and officers at the parade. Girls in academic dress holding a 'Marymount' sign march. Mayor of New York Fiorello La Guardia and others review the parade. Women on horses. Majorettes marching in the parade. A young majorette girl twirls her baton. A child holding a walking stick and a top hat. Spectators watch holding umbrellas. (World War II period).
New York Harbor in New York, United States. Buildings at the harbor. A lamp in the foreground. Skyscrapers of the city. Aerial view of the Statue of Liberty standing on Liberty Island. A boat moves in the foreground.
Invitational preview of film 'Man of a Thousand Faces' in New York, United States. Marquee of the RKO 86th street theater at 1284 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY. Crowd of people behind barricade to watch movie stars arrive. Several celebrities arrive for the preview, including actresses Gianni Sangalli and Rossano Brazzi, along with Julie Wilson and Eddie Bracken. Ralph Hetzel of the Motion Picture Association of America presents Universal Pictures executives Milton Rackmil and Charles Feldman with a citation honoring the film in commemoration of the golden anniversary of Hollywood movie making. Camera zooms in on photograph of James Cagney.
A large number of troops aboard USS Wakefield in the United States during World War II. On August 12,1941: USS Wakefield, formerly the ocean liner SS Manhattan, is seen carrying thousands of troops and arriving back in New York following maneuvers. The American soldiers disembark from the ship in New York.
Area inhabited by Germans in New York City, United States. German newspapers at a news stand or book stall. The exterior of a bookstore showing German signs. People pass in the foreground. Theatre marquee sign in German say “ZWEI LUSTIGE ABENTEUER. H RUEHMANN H KNOTECK. EXTRA PANAY BOMBING EXTRA” (“TWO FUN ADVENTURES. H RUEHMANN H KNOTECK. EXTRA PANAY BOMBING EXTRA “ IN English) at the 86th St Garden Theatre, and “DIE UFA FILMOPERETTE DER BETTELSTUDENT F KAMPERS IDA WUEST” at the Europe Theatre. A person buys a ticket from a movie theater box office. Movie theater admission price in German “Erwachsene 20 Kinder 15” (“Adults 20 Children 15” in English). German sign boards in front of shops, including at address 242 for the Yorkville Camera Exchange and the Yorkville Clothes Shop in Upper Manhattan.
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