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.
Reverend Roelif Brooks leading a Sunday Worship Service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Saint Thomas Church 1 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019) in New York City during World War II. Reverend Brooks prays to God to bless the offerings of the people which will reach Britain through 'Bundles For Britain Service'. Crowd of parishioners come forward and place their offerings of parcels before the altar. Reverend Roelif Brooks blessing the Bundles for Britain. Pile of bundles seen placed before the altar.
Buildings in densely populated tenement area in Cannon and Delancey Streets in New York City's lower East Side. Trash trucks in the area. Pedestrians crossing the street in New York City. Shops and vehicular traffic on the street. Bedding being aired and and laundry drying on the fire escapes of the tenements.
A football game between Columbia Lions and Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. A large crowd gathers at a stadium to witness the football game. Both the teams battle it out in the field. Columbia Lions defeats Yale 12-6 to win the game. After the game New York undergraduates enter the field and take away the goal post.
Motorcyclists perform stunts in Lockport, New York. Motorcyclists from America and Canada move up a steep slope on a rough road in Lockport, New York. People look on. Motorcyclists move up the slope but fail and fall.
A Lockheed Constellation passenger airliner taxis in and parks at LaGuardia airport, in New York City. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, accompanied by another man, descends the steps from the airplane and is greeted by officials and photographers. A group of uniformed New York City Policemen escort the Secretary General into the airport buliding.
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