World War I Draft and mobilization activities in 1917-1918. American WWI military recruits get down from a railroad train to get to the training camp. U.S. Military officials board the seized Dutch steamer ship in New York Harbor (seized as a neutral vessel during timeframe that Dutch ships under the modus vivendi agreement with the allies were threatened by German U-boats). The ship appears to be the Nieuw Amsterdam. (Lettering behind officials as they board is clearly "Amsterdam" but there is an obstructed word before that may be "Nieuw". Several Dutch ships were seized by U.S. military officials during this same month, including the Nieuw Amsterdam). Crew on the deck of the steamer ship Amsterdam. Dutch flag flying on the ship.
Scenes of New and New Jersey from New York harbor in vicinity of Ellis Island. At lower Manhattan, derricks and cranes can be seen and construction activity associated with the building of the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel. Among skyscrapers seen are the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, both further uptown, in the background. Docks and piers are seen along the waterfront. B&O Railroad barge tied to a pier.
A illegal drug shipment seized in Tompkinsville, New York City, New York. A vessel in an ocean. The vessel approaches a harbor. Customs officials with the seized drug shipment inside an office. The seized dope drug shipment on a table. One of the officials holds a piece of the shipment and the other official writes the details of the shipment of dope (opium, heroin, or marijuana).
U.S. Navy ships leave New York Harbor in New York City, United States. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The ship sails past the buildings in Manhattan. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt sails under a bridge. USS Monterey leaves New York Harbor for Europe to get back American soldiers after the end of World War II.
American aviator Charles Lindbergh in New York., United States after a successful trans-Atlantic flight. Lindbergh seated in the cockpit of an aircraft. Aircraft in formation flight. The aircraft lands and taxis at Mitchell Airfield (Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Ellington Ave., East & West Rds., Garden City, New York). Lindbergh arrives in a car and gets into the cockpit of an aircraft. The aircraft takes off and lands at a harbor. Tugs and steamers at New York Harbor. Lindbergh aboard a reception boat named Macom. Tugs spray water in honor of the arrival of Charles Lindbergh.
Pitcairn PCA-2 and PCA-1B autogyro in flight over city and harbor in New York. Pitcairn PCA-2 and PCA-1B autogyro takes off from a field piloted by J C Ray and C J Faulkner respectively. The autogyro flies over New York city below level of skyscrapers. The autogyro flies near Statue of Liberty. PCA-2 and PCA-1B in flight over city and harbor. Autogyro flies over the ships underway at sea.
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