March of Time -- outtakes -- Jewish neighborhood in NYC

Identifier
irn1003477
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.723.1
  • RG-60.4065
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

Footage of three ethnic neighborhoods in New York City. People and vehicles on the streets of Chinatown. Storefront signs in English and Chinese. Men read newspapers that have been pasted onto the side of a building. Similar treatment of the Jewish section of New York City: storefronts and signs in Yiddish and English. A group of uniformed Jewish Boy Scouts take the boy scout oath then salute. People come out of a synagogue after services. Shots of the exterior of the synagogue. More street scenes of the neighborhood, shop signs, and an outdoor market. Similar again of the Italian neighborhood.

Note(s)

  • The mixing script is available in departmental files.

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