The New York world's fair of 1939 to 1940. Views in garden court. The New World Ensemble under direction of Ferde Groffe plays in an amphitheater. Amusement section with dancers and ice-skaters. People ski jump and parachute jump. People walk and being pushed in chair cars. The souvenir stand. People eat food. Views of fair at night. Lighting and fireworks at night.
French actress Danielle Darrieux arrives in New York city. People gather at the rail road station to greet her. The actress gets off the train holding a bouquet in her hand. She stands with a man at the station and poses. She arrives in America to to begin her contract in motion pictures with the New Universal.
United States 5th Air Force transport service in Port Moresby, New Guinea during World War II. Aerial view of ships harbored near Port Moresby. A sign board reads "Air Transport Enquiries Here, Refreight and Passage on Flying Boat". GIs get off a truck ambulance and are weighed on freight scales outside air terminals. U.S. Army soldier on a stretcher is transferred into a small boat at Port Moresby then moved out to a British Short S 23 Empire "C" Class flying boat. Local natives of New Guinea assist in transport efforts. Passengers and baggage loaded into the aircraft. Mountains in the background.
The skyline of New York. View of Queensboro Bridge, the 59th Street Bridge, a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. The skyscrapers seen in the background. View of the skyscrapers from Governors Island. Staten Island Ferry underway at sea in the foreground.
Floods in New Jersey, United States. Water level of the Passaic River rises. Floods causing damage to infrastructure. Crowds gathered to watch the flooding of Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. People wading in floodwater in downtown Paterson. Street sign “River St.”. Parked car partially submerged in flood. War plants are closed, and traffic is completely disrupted. Streets and vehicles submerged in water. (World War II period)
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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