View of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. View of the George Washington Bridge, and automobiles at its toll plaza (e.g. 1948 Lincoln). Elevated views and aerial views as car traffic moves on New Jersey and Manhattan parkways. Street sign pointing to the 'Queens Midtown tunnel.' Trucks and cars headed toward the tunnel. Traffic entering and leaving the Lincoln Tunnel, including a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer truck. Manhattan commercial markets, where trucks deliver various food supplies. Men unloading the fresh food boxes on busy streets of New York City. Fresh fish is poured into baskets outside the Geo F. Fish market. The food items are supplied to central markets and the grocery stores.
Automat, Wall Street, and Empire State building in New York City, United States. Crowd moves through the streets. People eat at an Automat. A woman inserts a coin into an automat and gets her food at the coin operated cafeteria. A man receives coffee at the automat. Banks on Wall Street. View of the New York Stock Exchange. A flag reads 'New York Trust Company.' A sign reads 'The Chase National Bank'. People stand outside the banks. Vehicular traffic moves along the street. View of Empire State Building. Cars parked outside the building. Sign outside reads 'Spear's'
A crowd waits in front of City Hall to greet General Charles De Gaulle in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The General's car arrives with motorcycle escort. A phalanx of New York City policemen on horseback lined up in formation, across the streef. The Crowd contains some American soldiers. General de Gaulle makes his way to a spot near the curb where he lines up with a U.S. military officer and City officials to pose for photographs. The group is surrounded by photographers, as they hold a salute for an extended time. After picture taking ends, General Charles De Gaulle is escorted by New York Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, up steps leading into City Hall. Men and women on the side of the rail. Women waving flags. Men saluting the General. (World War II period).
Bill Holmes risks his life and repairs a high flagstaff in New York City, New York. View of tall buildings and skyscrapers in New York City. A flagstaff on one of the tallest buildings. Man named Bill Holmes is seen climbing his way up to the top of the flag staff in a death defying stunt to repair the flag pole. Men gather on the ground, watch Bill Holmes climbing up. Bill Holmes, with a cigarette in his mouth, on the topmost position of the flag staff. Another man with Bill Holmes on the flag pole, performing the repair. A man stands at the base of the flagstaff and waves to the men.
A baby beauty contest at Central Park in New York City, New York. New York City Police men holding babies stand in front of a large crowd. Commissioner James S.Bolan and other senior personnel, seated on a platform, to judge the fairest baby contest held at Central Park. Mothers with their infants among the crowd. Several mothers holding their babies. Mothers, seated with their infants on their laps. The officials on the platform. A mother feeding her infant from a feeding bottle. Policemen holding babies. A policeman in uniform holds two babies in his hands. One of the babies crying.
Pedestrians walking sidewalks in New York City, United States, during a snow storm circa 1920 (likely February 4-7, 1920). Monument and statue of seated man in public square. Peddlers lined up along a street tending their horses and wagons in the aftermath of the snow storm . A peddler works to get his horse going on a wet, slippery, muddy dirt road. Men driving large open stake wagons, pulled by teams of horses on streets filled with water and chunks of snow. Street views in New York City with horse-drawn wagons maneuvering on sidewalks past snow banks to get on the street. Motorized car and truck traffic competing on same roads with horse drawn wagons. Heavy traffic of trucks on city street during snow storm. A crowded and busy street during the snow storm, filled with peddler wagons, pedestrians, cars, trucks, and a hobble skirt car (low floor streetcar with sliding doors at center, allowing women with tight fitting lower skirts - so called hobble skirts - to board more easily) . Text "New York" visible on lower forward panel of streetcar. Pedestrians making their way along a wide, icy sidewalk in heavy wind during the storm. Men shoveling snow. Some pedestrians are actually pushed by the wind so they slide on their feet across the sidewalk covered in frozen ice. A police officer helps a woman to cross a street. More scenes of pedestrians trying to make their way across city sidewalks during the storm, with many sliding on ice.
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