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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This 1946-47 film, “Schley Ride to Washington and New York”, was photographed by Norman Schley. Schley was a Wisconsin-based filmmaker who made many travelogues, some of which aired on TV, and others which he would show in front of live audiences. This particular film is one of the latter, and would have originally featured narration by Schley himself. It shows scenes shot in Washington, D.C. and New York City, including views of Times Square. Map of United States (0:16). Man standing next to colorful flowers (0:34). Two men, fish on ice, mussels, Maryland blue crabs in a crate (0:40). Capitol building seen through the trees (1:14). Washington Monument seen (1:18). Aerial view of streets in Washington D.C. (1:19). Stone engraved sign with “Bureau of Internal Revenue” depicted (1:26). Cars driving towards Capitol Building (1:27). Image of church in Washington, D.C. (1:32). United States Capitol building up close (1:39). Graveyard (1:43). Boats coming into shore (1:59). Steamboat seen (2:32). Large boat moving across screen that says “City of New York Department of Marine and Aviation” on the side (2:45). Captains exit the ship smiling (2:59). Statue of Liberty seen in the distance (3:24). New York City view from ship (3:44). New York Stock Exchange seen (4:33). “The Chase National Bank” sign on Wall Street (4:41). The Empire State Building in view (4:56). Neon Budweiser sign with “Preferred! Everywhere” in red (5:26). Flashing “BOND” sign (5:30). Times Square with ads for “The Best Years of Our Lives“ (released in 1946) (5:36). Windows in department stores (6:12). Rockefeller Center seen (6:23). People figure skating on rink (6:54). Traffic on the streets of New York (7:39). Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (7:54). New York Public Library (8:15).British ocean liner RMS Queen Mary seen on the Hudson (8:35). Central Park scenes (8:54-9:10). Men play chess in Central Park (10:05). Chinatown, chop suey house (10:39). Herald Square and 34th Street signs. Crawford Apparel building seen (11:09). More neon signs in Times Square including Pepsi, Schaefer Beer, Canada Dry. At 12:32, shots of the signage for the Automat restaurant. Marquee for 1947's “The Homestretch“ with Maureen O'Hara and Cornell Wilde. Camel cigarettes sign (13:19). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ 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
