View of buildings at the New York harbor from Weehawken, New Jersey. Buildings at the New York harbor. Skyscrapers seen in the far background.
New York City policemen standing on a busy street corner in Harlem, New York City. Policeman stands behind truck of bottles. Two policemen in Harlem, New York City stand on street corner as African-American pedestrians pass by. One of the policemen wipes his nose with tissue. Two African-American women chatter near the policemen. The two policemen observe the automobiles and pedestrians in busy Harlem street during timeframe of Harlem Renaissance.
An American serviceman and his British wife look at their crying daughter on the right reuniting after World War II. Husbands and wives with their babies posing happily together. A British woman, part of the War Brides who arrived on the SS Argentina to reunite with their American servicemen husbands, is in a podium with her American serviceman husband, who is holding their baby. The British woman speaks about some societal disapproval of foreign marriages like hers and said, “Love is love, all over the world”. Reflecting the postwar ethos, the American serviceman adds, “This is a beginning of a new life for me”.
The Scandinavian Clubs of New York choose Christine Jorgensen "Woman of the Year" in New York City. Christine Jorgensen, a transgender woman, accepts the award from a Club official. She addresses the gathering and thanks her doctors and her friends who she says are responsible for her success.
Men using huge machines to construct new buildings and demolish old ones in New York City. Men saw planks at the city harbor. Trucks at construction site. Man operates crane. An excavator digs and removes mud. A construction worker. Buildings in the city. Water at the site. Huge glass windows on a building. A crane lifts material. Hook on a crane. Reflection in glass windows. Worker welds, sparks fly. View of the city through the unfinished building. Building under construction. Man climbs up a support beam.
Men using huge machines construct new buildings and demolish old ones. Rubble lying around as machines demolish a building. Men erect a fallen pillar. They pull down a structure. Burning of old material. A man tries to put out the fire. Demolition of old buildings. New buildings in the background. Pigeons on an old building. Buildings under construction. Cranes at the site. Smoke stacks in the background. Machines at the site.
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