| THE CITY OF SKYSCRAPERS Aerials of New York City | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6722 | |
| Catalog #: | 373334 | |
| Clip Number: | 373334-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 73 | |
| Timecode: | 01:52:26 - 01:54:50 | |
| Location: | New York, NY, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Urban LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York SCENICS: Urban | |
| Description: | THE CITY OF SKYSCRAPERS Aerial views of New York and surrounding landscape. Aerials of New York City. Titles crammed together at the start instead of inserted in their proper places. Shot from close behind biplane: crew members remove blocks from the rear wheel, then jump back as plane starts to taxi across field, then takes off. Airplane flying upward to rt. Air-to -air shot of 3 identical small planes flying side by side. Aerial shots of Hudson River valley w/ smaller town. Then aerial view of Hudson River in NYC. Slightly closer shot of shipping traffic on the river. Shot w/ 3 other planes flying, Central Park below. Continues w/ more aerial views looking down at the blocks of buildings. Shot of Woolworth Building from fairly low. Then shot looking south? toward lower Manhattan w/ Brooklyn Bridge at left? Shot from fairly low panning rt. over water, big glowing sun low in sky shining across water, clouds above; a single plane flying high in the sky, a ship a ways out and, just at the end, a glimpse of part of another ship in FG. | |
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