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Here’s a clip highlighting parts of New York City during the early 1950s.
Begins with a shot of a busy sidewalk. Pedestrians walk past the camera.
Then there’s a wide, exterior shot of Automat, a popular restaurant or diner. Inside, people are eating at tables. The restaurant's windows are rectangular and exceptionally tall. People enter the restaurant through a pivot door.
A woman approaches a wall-sized vending machine. She drops coins into the machine and removes a sandwich that's on a plate from one of the compartments that pop open to the machine. In the background, people are deciding what food to purchase.
A hand drops a coin into a drink dispenser’s coin slot and cranks a handle. A liquid, possibly hot water, pours out of the machine into a porcelain cup that's on a saucer.
A woman sits at a dining table to join two men. Everyone looks quite hungry.
A wide shot of Wall Street shows lots of pedestrians walking on the street. There’s a low-angled shot of a Wall Street sign; the sign also says “NASSAU ST.”
There’s a wide shot of the New York Stock Exchange’s building front.
A flag with a picture of the Statue of Liberty says “THE NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY" and hangs outside a building.
There’s a wide, exterior shot of “The Chase National Bank.” People enter and exit the bank.
There’s a wide, long shot of a building that has the sign "Manufacturers Trust Company.”
Armed, uniformed guards exit an armored van and bring a large bag into a bank.
We then see a long shot of the Manhattan skyline. The Empire State Building stands prominently in the shot; the building is also shown from multiple angles, revealing the breadth and beauty of the building.
The camera pans down a building, showing a sign that reads “SPEAR’S.”
Another long, wide shot of Manhattan’s skyline has the Chrysler Building featured prominently. There’s also a low-angled shot of the building.
The final two shots showcase the Rockefeller Center Building.