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Port Authority of New York Yearbook Film World Trade Center Laguardia Airport Xd13164 (1974)

1974 · Short film · 15 min

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This color educational film is about the Port Authority Of New York and was made in 1974. Opening: No opening credits. A bridge into New York City, exterior of the Port Authority of NYC/NJ. A train races by, a shipyard, exterior JFK International Airport. Aerial shot of Manhattan Island with the World Trade Center towering above. Aerial shot of the Statue of Liberty. Long shot of the Statue of Liberty. A tugboat goes by Liberty Island. Close on a tugboat (:07-1:03). Inside the office of the Port Authority. JFK International Airport aerial shots. Close shots on planes lined up behind one another on the tarmac. A DC-10 and a 747 fly. A plane lands. People exit a gate and walk through the airport. A busy airport. People hug inside the airport. An airport worker chats with older patrons. Busy airport shots. Aerial shots of the JFK terminals. Nearby LaGuardia Airport. A plane lands at LaGuardia. Airtraffic control tower. Interior and exterior shots of LaGuardia airport. Newark International Airport. Aerial shots of Newark airport. Terminal interiors being worked on. Workers move wood. Inside the construction. More aerial shots of Newark airport. A car is loaded onto a cargo plane. Cargo is taken from an American Airlines flight (1:04-5:01). Slow moving traffic on a curve in NYC. Traffic moves through tolls getting into NYC. Toll worker takes the fee to cross the bridge. Cars go through the tolls. Cars go through tunnels. Videocameras can see traffic and problems in the tunnels.…

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Running time
15 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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