Empire State Building - New York, Manhattan 4K
Empire State Building - New York, Manhattan 2016 4K
Total high 443 m with observation deck on 86 and 102 floor. Must see New York attraction.
Video Captured during My Around The World Trip.
Copy and use of my video is not allowed. Jacek Zarzycki.
Westin Hotel, time square, Midtown New York City (view from 35th floor)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square -- iconified as The Crossroads of the World[1][2][3][4][5] and the The Great White Way[6][7][8] -- is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district,[9] one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections,[10] and a major center of the world's entertainment industry.[11] According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.[12]
Formerly Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly erected Times Building -- now called One Times Square -- site of the annual ball drop on New Year's Eve.[13]
The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan, and the TKTS discount theatre tickets booth. The stepped red roof of the TKTS booth also provides seating for various events. The Duffy Statue and the square were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[14]
Early history
Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia, in which he served under George Washington. Scott's manor house was at what is currently 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[15] By 1872 the area had become the center of New York's carriage industry. The area not having previously been named, the city authorities called it Longacre Square after Long Acre in London, where the carriage trade in that city was centered.[16]
The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) watercourse that flows from north to south through eastern New York State in the United States. The river begins at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. The river flows southward past the state capital at Albany and then eventually forms the boundary between New York City and the U.S. state of New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into Upper New York Bay. Its lower half is a tidal estuary,[3] which occupies the Hudson Fjord. This formed during the most recent North American glaciation over the latter part of the Wisconsin Stage of the Last Glacial Maximum, 26,000 to 13,300 years ago.[4] Tidal waters influence the Hudson's flow as far north as Troy, New York.
In 1930, hotel owners Severt W. Thurston and Frank Dupar, both of Seattle, Washington USA, formed a partnership in order to manage their hotels more efficiently. Together with Peter and Adolph Schmidt they formed Western Hotels, with seventeen properties, all but one in the state of Washington.[1]
Early management developed each property individually. After more than two decades of rapid growth, prompting a name change in 1954 to Western International Hotels, many of its properties were merged into a single corporate structure in 1958, and the company went public in 1963. For its 50th anniversary in 1980, it changed its name again to the current Westin Hotels & Resorts.
Westin markets certain amenities available in its properties to the public under the brand name Heavenly. In 2005, Westin became the first hotel company to gain a national retail store presence when Nordstrom started carrying the Heavenly Bed line in more than 60 stores.
Westin refreshed its partnership with United Airlines in 2008. United offers pillows and blankets from their Heavenly Bed line on select United premium service routes between New York City and California, as well as Westin decorations and scents in some Red Carpet Club lounges.[3]
Especially in the last decade, Westin has focused on expanding globally. Since 2005, the number of hotels has grown from 120 locations in 24 countries to over 160 locations in 37 countries as of 2011.
Michelin Guides
Yelp
Boston University Master of Arts in Gastronomy
Westin Hotel, time square, Midtown New York City (view from 35th floor)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square -- iconified as The Crossroads of the World[1][2][3][4][5] and the The Great White Way[6][7][8] -- is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district,[9] one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections,[10] and a major center of the world's entertainment industry.[11] According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.[12]
Formerly Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly erected Times Building -- now called One Times Square -- site of the annual ball drop on New Year's Eve.[13]
The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan, and the TKTS discount theatre tickets booth. The stepped red roof of the TKTS booth also provides seating for various events. The Duffy Statue and the square were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[14]
Early history
Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia, in which he served under George Washington. Scott's manor house was at what is currently 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[15] By 1872 the area had become the center of New York's carriage industry. The area not having previously been named, the city authorities called it Longacre Square after Long Acre in London, where the carriage trade in that city was centered.[16]
The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) watercourse that flows from north to south through eastern New York State in the United States. The river begins at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. The river flows southward past the state capital at Albany and then eventually forms the boundary between New York City and the U.S. state of New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into Upper New York Bay. Its lower half is a tidal estuary,[3] which occupies the Hudson Fjord. This formed during the most recent North American glaciation over the latter part of the Wisconsin Stage of the Last Glacial Maximum, 26,000 to 13,300 years ago.[4] Tidal waters influence the Hudson's flow as far north as Troy, New York.
In 1930, hotel owners Severt W. Thurston and Frank Dupar, both of Seattle, Washington USA, formed a partnership in order to manage their hotels more efficiently. Together with Peter and Adolph Schmidt they formed Western Hotels, with seventeen properties, all but one in the state of Washington.[1]
Early management developed each property individually. After more than two decades of rapid growth, prompting a name change in 1954 to Western International Hotels, many of its properties were merged into a single corporate structure in 1958, and the company went public in 1963. For its 50th anniversary in 1980, it changed its name again to the current Westin Hotels & Resorts.
Westin markets certain amenities available in its properties to the public under the brand name Heavenly. In 2005, Westin became the first hotel company to gain a national retail store presence when Nordstrom started carrying the Heavenly Bed line in more than 60 stores.
Westin refreshed its partnership with United Airlines in 2008. United offers pillows and blankets from their Heavenly Bed line on select United premium service routes between New York City and California, as well as Westin decorations and scents in some Red Carpet Club lounges.[3]
Especially in the last decade, Westin has focused on expanding globally. Since 2005, the number of hotels has grown from 120 locations in 24 countries to over 160 locations in 37 countries as of 2011.
Michelin Guides
Yelp
Boston University Master of Arts in Gastronomy
Westin Hotel, time square, Midtown New York City (view from 35th floor)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square -- iconified as The Crossroads of the World[1][2][3][4][5] and the The Great White Way[6][7][8] -- is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district,[9] one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections,[10] and a major center of the world's entertainment industry.[11] According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.[12]
Formerly Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly erected Times Building -- now called One Times Square -- site of the annual ball drop on New Year's Eve.[13]
The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan, and the TKTS discount theatre tickets booth. The stepped red roof of the TKTS booth also provides seating for various events. The Duffy Statue and the square were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[14]
Early history
Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia, in which he served under George Washington. Scott's manor house was at what is currently 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[15] By 1872 the area had become the center of New York's carriage industry. The area not having previously been named, the city authorities called it Longacre Square after Long Acre in London, where the carriage trade in that city was centered.[16]
The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) watercourse that flows from north to south through eastern New York State in the United States. The river begins at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. The river flows southward past the state capital at Albany and then eventually forms the boundary between New York City and the U.S. state of New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into Upper New York Bay. Its lower half is a tidal estuary,[3] which occupies the Hudson Fjord. This formed during the most recent North American glaciation over the latter part of the Wisconsin Stage of the Last Glacial Maximum, 26,000 to 13,300 years ago.[4] Tidal waters influence the Hudson's flow as far north as Troy, New York.
In 1930, hotel owners Severt W. Thurston and Frank Dupar, both of Seattle, Washington USA, formed a partnership in order to manage their hotels more efficiently. Together with Peter and Adolph Schmidt they formed Western Hotels, with seventeen properties, all but one in the state of Washington.[1]
Early management developed each property individually. After more than two decades of rapid growth, prompting a name change in 1954 to Western International Hotels, many of its properties were merged into a single corporate structure in 1958, and the company went public in 1963. For its 50th anniversary in 1980, it changed its name again to the current Westin Hotels & Resorts.
Westin markets certain amenities available in its properties to the public under the brand name Heavenly. In 2005, Westin became the first hotel company to gain a national retail store presence when Nordstrom started carrying the Heavenly Bed line in more than 60 stores.
Westin refreshed its partnership with United Airlines in 2008. United offers pillows and blankets from their Heavenly Bed line on select United premium service routes between New York City and California, as well as Westin decorations and scents in some Red Carpet Club lounges.[3]
Especially in the last decade, Westin has focused on expanding globally. Since 2005, the number of hotels has grown from 120 locations in 24 countries to over 160 locations in 37 countries as of 2011.
Michelin Guides
Yelp
Boston University Master of Arts in Gastronomy
Westin Hotel, time square, Midtown New York City (view from 35th floor)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square -- iconified as The Crossroads of the World[1][2][3][4][5] and the The Great White Way[6][7][8] -- is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district,[9] one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections,[10] and a major center of the world's entertainment industry.[11] According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.[12]
Formerly Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly erected Times Building -- now called One Times Square -- site of the annual ball drop on New Year's Eve.[13]
The northern triangle of Times Square is technically Duffy Square, dedicated in 1937 to Chaplain Francis P. Duffy of New York City's Fighting 69th Infantry Regiment; a memorial to Duffy is located there, along with a statue of George M. Cohan, and the TKTS discount theatre tickets booth. The stepped red roof of the TKTS booth also provides seating for various events. The Duffy Statue and the square were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[14]
Early history
Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia, in which he served under George Washington. Scott's manor house was at what is currently 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[15] By 1872 the area had become the center of New York's carriage industry. The area not having previously been named, the city authorities called it Longacre Square after Long Acre in London, where the carriage trade in that city was centered.[16]
The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) watercourse that flows from north to south through eastern New York State in the United States. The river begins at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. The river flows southward past the state capital at Albany and then eventually forms the boundary between New York City and the U.S. state of New Jersey at its mouth before emptying into Upper New York Bay. Its lower half is a tidal estuary,[3] which occupies the Hudson Fjord. This formed during the most recent North American glaciation over the latter part of the Wisconsin Stage of the Last Glacial Maximum, 26,000 to 13,300 years ago.[4] Tidal waters influence the Hudson's flow as far north as Troy, New York.
In 1930, hotel owners Severt W. Thurston and Frank Dupar, both of Seattle, Washington USA, formed a partnership in order to manage their hotels more efficiently. Together with Peter and Adolph Schmidt they formed Western Hotels, with seventeen properties, all but one in the state of Washington.[1]
Early management developed each property individually. After more than two decades of rapid growth, prompting a name change in 1954 to Western International Hotels, many of its properties were merged into a single corporate structure in 1958, and the company went public in 1963. For its 50th anniversary in 1980, it changed its name again to the current Westin Hotels & Resorts.
Westin markets certain amenities available in its properties to the public under the brand name Heavenly. In 2005, Westin became the first hotel company to gain a national retail store presence when Nordstrom started carrying the Heavenly Bed line in more than 60 stores.
Westin refreshed its partnership with United Airlines in 2008. United offers pillows and blankets from their Heavenly Bed line on select United premium service routes between New York City and California, as well as Westin decorations and scents in some Red Carpet Club lounges.[3]
Especially in the last decade, Westin has focused on expanding globally. Since 2005, the number of hotels has grown from 120 locations in 24 countries to over 160 locations in 37 countries as of 2011.
Michelin Guides
Yelp
Boston University Master of Arts in Gastronomy
Central Park | Central Park zoo | Central Park in New York | central park five documentary
Central Park is an urban park in the central part of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. It was initially opened in 1857, on 778 acres (315 ha) of city-owned land, later expanding to its current size of 843 acres (341 ha).[5]
In 1858, soon-to-be famed national landscapers and architects, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they titled the Greensward Plan. Construction began the same year, continued during the American Civil War further south, and was completed in 1873. It was designated a National Historic Landmark (listed by the U.S. Department of the Interior and administered by the National Park Service) in 1962. The Park was managed for decades by the New York City Department of Recreation and Parks and is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under contract with the municipal government in a public-private partnership. The Conservancy is a non-profit organization that contributes 75% of Central Park's $57 million annual budget and employs 80.7% of the Park's maintenance staff.[6]
Today, Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States[1] as well as one of the most filmed locations in the world.[7]
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Century-old horse-drawn carriages to be banned
As one of the most classic and romantic tourist attractions in New York City, horse-drawn carriages have existed for more than a century.
So far, there are about 70 horse-drawn carriages, more than 200 horses and drivers running on the streets of New York.
New York Mayor de Blasio has unveiled a bill that, if passed, will phase out the industry by the middle of 2016. De Blasio's move is intended to fulfill his promise to animal-rights activists, who played an important role in his campaign victory as mayor.
1980s New York, USA
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New York, LA Empire State Buildilng, Mid Town. Brooklyn Bridge. POV from boat along Hudson River, skyscrapers. George Washington Bridge. Manhattan. Busy street scene, Summer. Sign - 5th Avenue. EXT Gucci, Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany & Co, Trump Tower. Wealth, rich. EXT Radio City Music Hall, NBC Rainbow Room. Rockefeller Centre gold statue. Yellow cabs past, taxi. Subway train past, 51st Street Station. Central Park. Men rollerblading, rollerblades, inline skating. People ride horse drawn carriage. Sunny Summer day.
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The President's carriage
SUMMARY
This film shows President Roosevelt in San Francisco, passing in the arrival parade on Market Street on Tuesday, May 12, 1903. The camera view is from the north side of Market Street, just east of Grant Avenue. After leaving the Southern Pacific train station at Third and Townsend streets, the parade proceeded up Third Street and wound through downtown San Francisco before continuing up Market Street to a ceremony at the Native Sons Hall on Mason Street. The film was taken a few minutes after 3:00pm, when the extensive military portion of the parade had already passed. Some of the store signs seen in the film along the south side of Market Street include Townsend's California Glace Fruits, Swan the Painter, Charles Lyons (merchant tailor), Morley Billiards, and Spreckles Market.
The following is a scene-by-scene description of the film: [Frame: 0100] The opening view is southeast down Market Street. During his visit, the President stayed at the Palace Hotel, at center right. [0402] Note the photographer with his large box camera at left. The President's carriage has turned into Market Street from Third Street at right in front of the white facade of the Hearst Building. [1160] President Roosevelt waves to the crowd as his carriage passes in front of the decorated facade of the Call Building. Governor Pardee, Mayor Schmitz, and Mr. Deyoung, Chairman of the Citizens' Reception Committee (and Chronicle newspaper owner) ride with the President. [1353] Note the entourage of secret service men walking beside the presidential carriage, a reminder of the fate of President Roosevelt's predecessor, President William McKinley. [1456] Reporters hurry past, keeping pace with the carriage. [1846] A cavalry officer, probably of the 9th U.S. Cavalry, passes in front of the History Building. [2154] The camera pans back to the east, showing the empty gubernatorial and mayoral broughams. Many carriages of distinguished persons follow.
OTHER TITLES
President Roosevelt's carriage
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.
NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 4Jun1903; H32392.
Camera, H.J. Miles.
Photographed: May 12, 1903. Location: San Francisco, California.
SUBJECTS
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Travel.
Presidents--Travel--California--San Francisco.
Parades--California--San Francisco.
Horse-drawn vehicles--California--San Francisco.
Carriages and carts--California--San Francisco.
Market Street (San Francisco, Calif.)
Streets--California--San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.)
Actuality--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Travel.
Miles, H. J., camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
DIGITAL ID
lcmp003 m3a22730
Amtrak Coast Starlight, in a Sleeper Car Bedroom
The overnight 14 Coast Starlight (Amtrak) from Los Angeles to Seattle.
--3 states
--1,377 miles
--36 hours
--29 stops (a few afford a chance for some fresh air, for a few minutes)
--incalculable jaw drops at the beauty seen from along the ocean coastline to the snowy mountain ranges and backdoor views of towns and cities.
I can't recommend this enough! What an experience! What a way to see the country! The whole ride was smooth, quiet, and tranquil. Whether you enjoy a book in the glass-domed car while sipping on some coffee, or nurse a beer through the passing majesty outside your window, you are rocked gently into a relaxation that is unlike any other. The staff was ever ready to accommodate needs and/or wants. Guest speakers rode along, regaling passengers with tales of the flora, fauna, and history of the areas. Fellow passengers were in equal states of awe and wonder, evidenced by the acknowledging head tilts complete with twinkling eyes and hearty grins. Childhood fancy was stirred together with an aged appreciation and I found that though we were moving northward, time had stood still.
Note: Yes...I have since learned to refrain from filming in portrait mode, when using a phone. ????
Note: Thank you, all, who have clarified that it's a Lounge Car featured in this video, not an actual Parlour Car. I did not intend to mislead anyone; during our ride, the staff and fellow passengers were calling it the Parlour Car, and I was at fault for following the flock in my understanding. Our train's Parlour Car must have been undergoing maintenance, at the time. I did find, however, the Lounge Car to be quite enjoyable. Nevertheless, I imagine riding with an official Parlour Car would enhance the experience, greatly. Thank you all, for clarifying this, for me and for others.
Note: for mobile device viewers, annotations don't appear on-screen. At the 2:28 mark, it should be noted that There is a traditional door on this bathroom; it's just not visible, here.
More:
The Coast Starlight Route Guide (listed from Seattle to LA, so just read in reverse if leaving from LA):
Link showing the room specifics, including dimensions:
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Music used, from the YouTube library:
Cry, by Vibe Tracks
Parade of horses on Speedway
SUMMARY
The film is of a parade of fine horses and fashionable carriages taken along what is now the Harlem River Drive, in the Highbridge section of northern Manhattan. The view is from the Manhattan side of the river looking north. On the right is the Harlem River and on the opposite bank, the Bronx. Prominent in the background is the High Bridge at 175th Street, an important landmark completed in 1842 as part of the Croton aqueduct system. Beyond the High Bridge is the Washington Bridge at 181st Street. The Speedway was built in 1900 at a cost of over three million dollars.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903.
NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 8July1903; H33282.
Camera, Robert K. Bonine.
Photographed May 15, 1902. Location: West bank of Harlem River, New York, N.Y.
SUBJECTS
Horse processions--New York (State)--New York.
Parades--New York (State)--New York.
Horses--New York (State)--New York.
Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--New York.
Harlem River (N.Y.)
Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Bridges--New York (State)
Actuality--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Bonine, R. (Robert K.), camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
DIGITAL ID
lcmp002 m2b44933
Automobile parade
SUMMARY
This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King, Alexander Winton and Ransom Eli Olds had each introduced their gasoline cars. In 1900, the first National Auto Show was held at Madison Square Garden and the favorites were the electrics and the steamers. In 1901, new oil fields in Texas made gasoline affordable. That same year, mass production techniques were introduced into car manufacturing. These two factors would prove to be key developments in the rapid growth of the American automobile industry.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1900.
NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 6Feb1900; D3293.
Location: New York, N.Y.
SUBJECTS
Parades--New York (State)--New York.
Automobiles--New York (State)--New York.
Antique and classic cars--New York (State)--New York.
Automobiles, Steam.
Electric automobiles.
Actuality--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
DIGITAL ID
lcmp002 m2b46029
Caroline Kennedy Chosen As U S Ambassador To Japan By Obama
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of service to country.The White House notified the Senate of the nomination and was planning to announce it later Wednesday, two people aware of the decision told The Associated Press on a condition of anonymity since they were not authorized to reveal it publicly ahead of the announcement.Kennedy, an attorney and bestselling book editor, is being rewarded for helping put Obama in the White House where her father served until his assassination 50 years ago. If confirmed, she would be the first woman in a post where many other prominent Americans have served to strengthen a vital Asian tie.
Kennedy helped propel Obama to the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination in a celebrated endorsement over Hillary Rodham Clinton -- the only time she's endorsed a presidential candidate other than her uncle Ted Kennedy in 1980. She played a prominent role, particularly in courting female voters by headlining swing state events for Obama in both his presidential campaigns.
She was a co-chair of Obama's vice presidential search committee and in the 2012 race served as one of 35 national co-chairs of his re-election campaign. She called Obama the kind of leader my father wrote about in `Profiles in Courage' during a prime-time speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.Japan is one of the United States' most important trading and military partners and accustomed since the end of World War II to having renowned American political leaders serve as envoy. Former U.S. ambassadors to Japan include former Vice President Walter Mondale, former House Speaker Tom Foley and former Senate Majority Leaders Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker.Kennedy doesn't have any obvious ties to Japan, a key ally in dealing with North Korea's nuclear ambitions. She would replace John Roos, a wealthy former Silicon Valley lawyer and top Obama campaign fundraiser.She also would bring a third generation of her family into the U.S. diplomatic corps. Her grandfather Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's ambassador to Britain, while her aunt Jean Kennedy Smith was ambassador to Ireland under President Bill Clinton.Caroline Kennedy was five days shy of her sixth birthday when her father was killed, and she lived most of the rest of her life in New York City. She married exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg, and they have three children. She has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations, helped raise millions of dollars for New York schools and edited numerous bestselling books on history, law and poetry.
She considered running for political office after Clinton resigned the New York Senate seat to serve as Obama's secretary of state. But Kennedy eventually withdrew herself from consideration to fill the seat, once held by her uncle Robert F. Kennedy, citing unspecified personal reasons.
The Earliest Photographs of the United States of America: Part 1 (1840's)
Earliest 3D photographs of the United States:
Part 2 of earliest photographs of the United States:
Photography was introduced to the world in 1839 in France by Louis Daguerre and quickly spread throughout Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world. Surviving photographs taken of human subjects outside over the next decade in the United States in the 1840's are some of the most scarce in existence. This video attempts to assemble the largest collection of such photos taken between 1842 and the early 1850's.These are all either daguerreotypes or calotype salted paper prints.
Chestnut and 3rd Streets, Philadelphia, by George Read, 1842:
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, possibly by Mathew Brady, 1843.
Chestnut Street shops, Philadelphia, by William G. Mason, 1843:
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, by William G. Mason, 1843:
Girard Bank, Nativist Riots, Philadelphia, by W. & F. Langenheim, 1844:
Ulysses S. Grant and Alexander Hays, Camp Salubrity, Louisiana, 1845:
Grist mill, c. 1845:
Plymouth and Kingston Express Wagon, Massachusetts, c. 1846.
Mexican-American War parade, Dayton, Ohio, c. 1846.
Mexican-American War parade, Exeter New Hampshire, c. 1846.
Mexican American War funeral, Wilmington, North Carolina, c. 1848:
Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, c. 1846:
Arch and 8th Streets, Philadelphia, 1847:
Tom Thumb's visit, St. Louis, by Thomas Easterly, 1848:
California pioneers in Columbus, Ohio, 1849:
Union Fire Company firefighters, St. Louis, by Thomas Easterly, 1848:
Cincinnati riverfront view, by Charles Fontayne and William Porter, 1848:
Montgomery County Courthouse, Dayton, Ohio, 1848.
Confectionery shop, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1849:
California pioneers in Columbus, Ohio, 1849:
Carysfort Reef Florida lighthouse in Philadelphia, by Frederick and William Langenheim 1849:
Canal locks under construction, c. 1849:
African American man and steer, c. 1850:
Man on horse-drawn buggy with dog, c. 1849.
American Hotel fire aftermath, Buffalo, New York, 1850.
Cazenovia Fugitive Slave Law Convention, Cazenovia, New York, by Ezra Greenleaf Weld, 1850:
A busy Montgomery Street, San Francisco, by Frederick Coombs, 1850.
General Tom Thumb and his miniature carriage. (Correction: Tom Thumb is not in the photograph and it was actually taken sometime in the 1850's as it is an ambrotype.)
A group of men posing on a sidewalk, c. 1850.
Ohio Star newspaper buggy, Ravenna, Ohio, c. 1850:
Stagecoach service between Rome and Hamilton, New York, c. 1850.
Steam locomotive Tioga, Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, c. 1850:
Man with an elephant, by Thomas Easterly, c. 1850:
Horse-drawn sleigh, c. 1850.
Men posing with a prized bull, c. 1850:
College students portrait, Bethany College, West Virginia, c. 1850:
School group portrait, c. 1850.
Peddler's wagon, c. 1850.
A family in Cincinnati, by Charles Fontayne and William Porter, c. 1850.
People on a bridge over the Seneca River, Seneca Falls, New York c. 1850:
Four men and a dog, c. 1850.
Union Hotel under construction, San Francisco, c. 1850:
Independence Square entrance, Philadelphia, c. 1850: Library of Congress
Customs House, Philadelphia, by Frederick Langenheim, c. 1850:
Crazy JET ENGINE POWERED Train M 497 unveiled in 1966 in New York United States
The M-497 (nicknamed Black Beetle) was an experimental jet-powered locomotive test bed of the New York Central Railroad corporation, developed and tested in 1966 in the United States of America. Two second-hand General Electric J47-19 jet engines (designed as boosters for the Convair B-36 intercontinental bomber) were mounted atop an existing Budd Rail Diesel Car (an RDC-3, part coach, part baggage and mail configuration) body which had received a streamlined front cowling. The construct was then successfully sent on test runs over the existing tracks between Butler, Indiana and Stryker, Ohio (the line was chosen for its arrow-straight layout and good condition, but otherwise unmodified track). The car reached a speed of 183.68 mph (295.54 km/h), still the light-rail speed record for the United States.[1][2][3]
Even with this spectacular performance (and even though it had been built relatively cheaply, using existing parts), the project was not considered viable commercially. The railroad gathered valuable test data regarding the stresses of high-speed rail travel on conventional equipment and tracks then existing in America. The data was largely ignored, as the NYC was headed for merger with its arch rival Pennsylvania Railroad. The PRR was already heavily involved in the USDOT-funded Metroliner project. After jet engine removal, the rail car returned to normal service and was scrapped in 1984.[1][2]
A locomotive or engine is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco -- from a place, ablative of locus, place + Medieval Latin motivus, causing motion, and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine,[1] first used in the early 19th century to distinguish between mobile and stationary steam engines.
A locomotive has no payload capacity of its own, and its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. In contrast, some trains have self-propelled payload-carrying vehicles. These are not normally considered locomotives, and may be referred to as multiple units, motor coaches or railcars. The use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for freight (see CargoSprinter). Vehicles which provide motive power to haul an unpowered train, but are not generally considered locomotives because they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of wheeled vehicles running on rails. It is also commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Track usually consists of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. However, other variations are also possible, such as slab track where the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface.
Rolling stock in railway transport systems generally has lower frictional resistance when compared with highway vehicles and the passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilities. Power is provided by locomotives which either draw electrical power from a railway electrification system or produce their own power, usually by diesel engines. Most tracks are accompanied by a signalling system. Railways are a safe land transport system when compared to other forms of transport.[Nb 1] Railway transport is capable of high levels of passenger and cargo utilization and energy efficiency, but is often less flexible and more capital-intensive than highway transport is, when lower traffic levels are considered.
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th-most extensive, the third-most populous, and the seventh-most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west and north, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State, so as to distinguish it from New York City.
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of wheeled vehicles running on rails. It is also commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks on which they run.
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TWA Airlines 1964 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR PROMOTIONAL FILM (FRENCH LANGUAGE) 65404
Presented in French, Come To The New York World’s Fair is a color, promotional film, promoting New York City and the 1964-65 World’s Fair which was located in New York City. It was probably produced in 1964 by TWA to promote foreign attendance to the fair because the closed caption and narration for this film is in French. It was narrated by Herman Boxer, and produced by Dudley Pictures Corporation in association with United World Films, Inc. Carl Dudley was an American film director and producer of short travelogues. United World Films, Inc. was the non-theatrical division of Universal Pictures.
TWA emblem, Trans World Airlines, a major American airline that exited from 1930-2001 (0:10-0:12). Drawings in the storyboard format of the settling and growth of New York (0:21-1:31). The Empire State Building (1:32-1:36). Headquarters of the United Nations (1:38-1:47). Chrysler Building (1:48-1:49). Manhattan skyline from a boat (1:50-1:58). Manhattan from the shore (1:59-2:11). Crowded New York streets (2:20-3:00). New York Taxi Cabs (3:10-3:19). Jackhammers at work (3:27-3:31). Shoe shine boy (3:32-3:38). Circle Line Around Manhattan, a boat tour (3:57-4:59). Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty from the Circle Line cruise boat and then on land (4:14-4:40). Wall Street (5:01-5:16). Statue of George Washington, Federal Hall New York (5:18-5:29). New York Sky Line (5:49-6:02). Manhattan Bridge (6:03-6:13). Catholic Sisters (6:32-6:33). United Nations Building (6:33-6:59). Inside the United Nations auditorium (7:13-7:20). Park Avenue (7:27-7:39). St Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, started in 1858, completed in 1878 (8:21-8:37). Tiffany & Co., jewelers since 1837 (8:50-8:51). Peck & Peck of 5th Avenue, New York (8:52-8:53). Statue of Atlas, in front of Rockefeller Center and in the International Building’s courtyard (9:14-9:39). Central Park, N.Y., with activities like carriage rides through the park, boat rides, horseback riding, Central Park zoo (9:47-11:32). Empire State Building (11:33-11:47). Washington Square Arch (11:49-11:55). Manhattan Beach and Coney Island (13:02-13:43). Thanksgiving Day Parade 1964 (13:43-14:16). Times Square (14:18-14:28). Broadway (14:29-15:02). Madison Square Garden (15:03-15:11). Yankee Stadium (15:31-15:46). Fly TWA Boeing 707 (16:03-16:08). Showing the service given on the TWA Boeing 707 (16:12-18:16). New York International Airport was changed to John F. Kennedy in 1963 (18:19-18:26) & (18:49-19:23). New York Airway, a helicopter airline in the New York City area, founded in 1949 and ceased operations 1979 (19:27-20:35). New York World’s Fair Unisphere (20:38-20:54). The Unisphere with world flags (21:10-21:12). Johnson Wax Pavilion (21:18-21:21). Tower of the four winds (21:29-21:35). “It’s a Small World” designed for Pepsi/UNICEF (21:36-21:39). Kodak Pavilion (21:40-21:49). American Express Pavilion Money Tree (21:50-21:56). World of Food Pavilion (22:07-22:17). The United States Pavilion (22:22-22:31). Florida Pavilion (22:32-22:39). Hollywood Pavilion (22:40-22:55). African Pavilion (22:56-23:30). Thailand Pavilion (23:54-24:25). Philippines Pavilion (24:26-24:50). Pakistan Pavilion (25:01-25:06). Vatican Pavilion (25:33-25:38). Chrysler Exhibit (27:23-27:40). Uniroyal Tire Ferris wheel (27:41-27:49). Sinclair’s Dinoland (27:50-28:06). Ford Pavilion (28:17-28:26). GM Pavilion (28:32-28:42). TWA Pavilion (29:00-30:10). To The Moon & Beyond is the title of a special motion picture shown at the NY World’s Fair (30:14-30:17). New York State Pavilion viewing towers (30:51-31:42).
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Panorama of Riker's Island, N.Y.
SUMMARY
The film was photographed from a boat going around Riker's Island. Located on the East River north of Hell Gate between the Bronx and Queens, Riker's Island was the site of a massive New York City landfill operation at the time of the filming (originally eighty-seven acres, by 1939 the size of the island had increased to four hundred acres). The film includes scenes of heavy equipment at work, including pile drivers constructing the seawall and steam shovels unloading rubbish from barges. On one of the steam shovels, a sign reading Water Front Improvement Co., 220 Broadway, New York can be distinguished [Frame: 3502]. Near the end of the film, a narrow-gauge steam engine with five open cars loaded with landfill, comes into view [3826]. The island is currently the site of a New York City penitentiary.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1903.
NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 20May1903; H32031.
Camera, Edwin S. Porter.
Photographed May 9, 1903. Location: East River, New York, N.Y.
SUBJECTS
Rikers Island (N.Y.)
Refuse and refuse disposal--New York (State)--New York.
Sanitary landfills--New York (State)--New York.
Waste disposal sites--New York (State)--New York.
Rivers--New York (State)--New York.
Islands--New York (State)--New York.
Barges--New York (State)--New York.
Narrow gauge railroads--New York (State)--New York.
Construction equipment--New York (State)--New York.
East River (N.Y.)
Actuality--Short.
RELATED NAMES
Porter, Edwin S., camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
DIGITAL ID
lcmp002 m2a47683