| FIFTH AVENUE - EASTER PARADE Easter Fashions in New York City | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5194 |
| Catalog #: | 368222 | |
| Clip Number: | 368222-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1 J (N) | |
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| Location: | New York, NY | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FASHION: Misc. | |
| Description: | FIFTH AVENUE - EASTER PARADE Easter Fashions in New York City. 3 different decades of the fashions seen on Easter Sunday on Fifth Avenue in New York City- -film from 1906; 1916; 1926. New York, United States of America (USA). Traffic scenes in Fifth Avenue. Street scene; automobiles & buses driving between tall buildings. 38.34 "Here's some city dress beef in 1906". Women in smart dresses promenade to show off their fashions. People coming out of church; rather heavy-set women w/ masses of fabric draped around them and big hats. Rear views of more mostly largepeople walking up steps & away. Including fat men waddling off and several large women's derrieres stuffed into clothing sticking out toward camera. 39.08 "Fifth Avenue in 1916 - the same faces but different bodies." Busy group of people walking down pavement. Most in smart clothes. Crowds walking down street. Women's fashions include lots of suits with straight skirts; long flared jackets. 39.24 "These are 1926 models." Very quick shot of people walking along Fifth Avenue. A very brief shot from 1926 - a glimpse of some shorter skirts; cloche hats. | |
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