New York & Chicago By Night 1920-1929

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Good shots of illuminated signs and skyscrapers in New York and Chicago.
Description

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown

New York and Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (USA).

Night shots.

VS of skyscrapers - many illuminated by their lights. - It is not clear to this cataloguer which are New York and which are Chicago. Good shots of large number of neon signs, mainly advertising products.

Day shots of Empire State Building.

VS shots of illuminated neon signs for various theatre and Vaudeville shows. Ads for such things as Ziegfield Follies, Madison Square Gardens - presumably on Broadway.

Day shots of Empire State Building.

More night shots of good neon signs.
Tags
- New
- York
- Chicago
- Illinois
- United
- States
- America
- USA
- U.S.A.
- night
- views
- skyscrapers
- advertising
- illuminations
- Empire
- State
- buildings
- Ziegfeld
- Follies
- Madison
- Square
- Gardens
- landmarks
- entertainment
- HiDef
Data

Film ID:

586.03

Media URN:

59006

Group:

Unissued unused

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

1920 - 1929

Sound:

mute

hd format:

2K at Filmfinity

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:04:05:00

Time in/Out:

01:19:51:00 / 01:23:56:00

Canister:

UN 152 B

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