A construction site in New York City, United States. Men drill holes in a frame with the help of a drilling machine. Buildings in the background. Men at work on the construction site. A steel frame is hoisted by a crane. A man directs the movement of the frame. Concrete mix in a mixer. The mixture is passed over a conveyor belt. Cars on a street. The concrete is spread on the frame. Men work and level the mixture.
A freighter in foreground,and a troop transport ship, docked at a U.S.Army Transport Service Terminal during World War 1. (A large oceanliner seen berthed on opposite side of the terminal.) U.S. Army troops jam the lower decks of the troop ship as she prepares to get underway to France. Three twenty-man life rafts hang on the side of the troop ship and an American flag flies at her stern. Scene shifts to American Expeditionary Forces boarding a very large Navy transport ship at Hoboken, New Jersey. Some troops with all their gear, climb a steep gangway to an upper deck, while others, below, walk a level gangway to a lower deck.
Newsreel clip looking back at the life of baseball's greatest player, Babe Ruth, after his death from cancer on August 16, 1948. Ruth speaks to the camera. Outside view of Yankee Stadium (1 E 161 St, Bronx, NY 10451, United States) in New York. Young boys watch the game in the stands. Babe Ruth swats a home run. Spectators stand and cheer as Ruth runs around the bases. Ruth wipes his face with a towel. Ruth surrounded by two police officers and large group of children, eating hot dogs and ice cones. Ruth gives a baseball bat to a young boy (possibly a polio victim). An older Ruth climbs out of a 1940s-style car, walks into a doctor's office. A group of boys sitting outside on the steps, waiting to get a glimpse of Babe Ruth. The scene shifts to Ruth's late-in-life visit to Yankee Stadium. Ruth puts on his old #3 Yankee uniform, knocks on his locker in the locker room, and emerges from the tunnel to a huge ovation from fans. He tips his cap, stands on field as Yankees pay tribute.
Aerial and street level views of the CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) recording studios in New York City in 1946. 1940's vehicles parked outside the CBS Studio building. Cars and a taxi pass by. Promotion for a Chiquita Banana benefit program on the World Food Problem. CBS lobby towards a street as a crowd exits. People at an information desk in CBS Studio. A girl in an information booth. A man gets information on where the Chiquita Banana show is within the building. Views of people getting information from the young woman in the information booth.
U.S. Navy Female Yeomen are assembled in formation on the deck of the wooden battleship, "Landship Recruit" at Union Square in New York City. They adjust their formation and, in response to command from Navy officer, all point toward a Navy recruiting sign held aloft by a sailor. City buildings and street traffic, including street cars, are seen on street in background. Pedestrians walk past the site. Change scene: Momentary glimpse of British King George V decorating a sailor, aboard a ship.
The entire Police Department of Buffalo New York, marching in parade on city street. They fill the street, marching 16 men abreast, accompanied by the police marching band. (Filmed by Edison Company, June 10, 1897)
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