AROUND NEW YORK

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).