Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain, at the end of World War II. Maritime Commission members meet with the representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Buildings and skyscrapers of New York. Ships and workers at the harbor. Skyscrapers on the waterfront in Manhattan.
Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain during World War II. Maritime Commission members meet with the representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Smokestacks of factories give away smoke at night. New York City buildings and a bridge at night. Busy Broadway and Times Square with vehicles and pedestrians. Number of vehicles passes through a river bridge. Neon lighting on the buildings, skyscrapers, and the shops at night, with many advertisements, theaters, and restaurants. Trucks on roads and traffic guards on duty.
Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain, at the end of World War II. Naval officers aboard the ship. Bow of ship cruises in the sea. A sailor watches other boats with binoculars. Other boats at the horizon seen from the ship. Meeting of Maritime Commission members and representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Ship ready for sail at a harbor in New York.
New York Athletic Club Games at Madison Square Garden. Women running on track and Yetta Heiner of Germany wins the women's 60 yard sprint. Men compete in pole vaulting. French competitor falls short as his pole breaks in half. Rolando Cruz of Villanova tops 16 feet in Pole Vault. Crowd watching and cheering. Gerry Ashworth wins the men's 60 yard dash. Jim Beatty sets a new Indoor record for the mile in 3:58:6. View of Tom O' Hara who also finished under four minutes. In the high Jump, Valeriy Brumel of the Soviet Union sets a new Indoor mark at 7 feet 2 inches.
Coach Steve Owen in the last game of his 23 years as coach of the Giants. Players from the Lions and the Giants on the field at New York's Polo Grounds stadium. Game in progress. Crowd cheers. Detroit Lions defeat New York Giants by 27-16. Scenes include pass from Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Lane to Leon Hart. Also a touchdown pass from New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly to Frank Gifford, and a Detroit Lions touchdown pass from Lane to Doak Walker followed by a 2nd touchdown run by Walker.
Crowd and fleet of small crafts at harbor in New York. Colonel Charles Lindbergh welcomed by huge crowd in streets of New York City. Confetti and ticker tape showered down the canyons of Lower Manhattan in New York during parade for the famous pilot to celebrate his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Throngs cheer Charles Lindbergh.
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