”AROUND NEW YORK” 1940s AMATEUR TRAVELOGUE STATEN ISLAND FERRY TO MANHATTAN WALL ST. XD86895

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This upload is a short, silent, black-and-white amateur travelogue filmed in New York circa the late 1930s or early 1940s. The woman accompanies the photographer on a ferry ride on the Staten Island Ferry from Staten Island to New York City. The footage mainly displays the attractions and famous sights of New York City, such as the Empire State Building, the Rockefeller Center, etc. Note: Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City. “Around New York” title banner (00:06). Footage of the tower of the Brighton Heights Reformed Church - Tompkinsville (Staten Island) and the surrounding buildings and treetops (00:13). Footage of rooftops and treetops (00:20). The ‘Staten Island Ferry’ terminal sign (00:26). ‘Tompkinsville’ sign on the Staten Island ferry (00:30). Footage of a woman walking on the ferry (00:35). Footage of the wake behind the ferry (00:50). The ferry sails from the dock (00:56). The woman is standing on the ferry (01:08). The ferry sails past the Statue of Liberty (01:22). Views of the New York City skyline from afar on the ferry (01:36). A closer view of New York City as the ferry sails closer to the Staten Island Terminal at South Ferry, New York City (01:44). Footage of the many skyscrapers in New York City including 14 Wall Street (01:56). The ferry sails into the terminal (02:04). A crowd is gathered around a seal-enclosure (02:09). Footage of seals swimming (02:14). The woman is walking and a man carrying a child walks behind her (02:22). She stands in front of the seal enclosure at the Central Park Zoo and smiles and waves at the camera (02:28). The 5th Avenue Street sign (02:33). Footage of cars and pedestrians (02:37). St. Patrick’s Cathedral (02:44). Rockefeller Center (03:01). A statue of Prometheus at Rockefeller Center (03:10). Radio City Music Hall on Manhattan (03:16). People ice skating at the rink at Rockefeller Center (03:24). The sign for 42nd street (03:40). The Chrysler building (03:45). The Empire State Building (03:52). The woman is walking in a park (03:54). She entertained by the many pigeons surrounding her (04:00). She smiled and waves at the camera (04:14). “The End” text overlay” (04:18). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com