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CHRYSLER BUILDING. NEW YORK CITY. 11/21/29.
HIGHLIGHTS: 02 01 02 VIEW OF CITY AS SEEN FROM INSIDE CONSTRUCTION ELEVATOR GOING UP. SOUND BYTE CAMERAMAN AS THEY RIDE ELEVATOR: "WHAT A RIDE". |
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WORKERS & "SUITS" ON TOP OF BUILDING.
LOOKING & POINTING UP. |
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VIEW OF BUILDING SPEEDING PAST WHILE RIDING CONSTRUCTION ELEVATOR UP & DOWN.
WINDOWS GO BY, CAMERA VISIBLE IN SOME WINDOWS AS IT SPEEDS PAST. |
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VIEW FROM COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY OF ENTIRE BUILDING STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TOP TOWER IS NOT COMPLETE. SOUND BYTE: "THIS IS THE TALLEST ONE THIS WEEK, WE DO NOT KNOW, HOWEVER, WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING".
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HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
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PAN FROM HIGH UP OF CITY DOWN BELOW.
SUBWAY TRAINS SEEN RUNNING ON TRACKS |
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LOW ANGLE UP OF CONSTRUCTION FROM INSIDE THE STEEL STRUCTURE OF THE TOWER.
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SUN HIDING BEHIND CLOUDS
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HIGH ANGLE SHOT LOOKING DOWN TO WORKERS HANGING DANGEROUSLY OFF BUILDING. THEY LOOK UP AND WAVE TO CAMERA. PEOPLE &
TRAFFIC VISIBLE ON THE STREET BELOW. |
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NEW YORK CITY STREET TRAFFIC, PAN UP TO VERY TOP OF SKYSCRAPER
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STORY# 4-375. CHRYSLER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. NEW YORK CITY. 11/26/29.
VARIOUS SCENES OF BUILDING WHICH IS NOW FULLY ENCLOSED. HIGHLIGHTS: 02 10 02 WORKERS SITTING HIGH ABOVE STREET ON SCAFFOLDING HAVING CASUAL CONVERSATION. |
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WORKER IN BOW TIE HAMMERING ON STEEL GIRDER. TALKS TO CAMERMAN ABOUT HOW HE CAN'T GET INSURANCE BECAUSE OF HIS DANGEROUS JOB.
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CHRYSLER BUILDING DECORATIONS. NEW YORK CITY. 4/3/30.
PLACING THE GARGOYLES ONTO THE 61ST FLOOR. PUTTING INTO PLACE HUGE STEEL, SHEET METAL EAGLE HEAD ONTO SIDE OF BUILDING. USING ROPE PULLEYS, ADJUSTING THEM, HITTING METAL WITH HAMMER. EAGLE HEADS HANGING OFF EDGE OF BUILDING. HIGHLIGHTS: 02 16 51 VARIOUS VIEWS PLACING GIANT METAL EAGLE ONTO THE SIXTY-FIRST FLOOR. |
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VIEW DOWN ONTO WORKERS, STREET SEEN BELOW. PAN HIGH-ANGLE VIEW OF NEW YORK CITY.
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CHRYSLER BUILDING. NEW YORK CITY. 4/15/30.
WORKERS COMPLETING SILVER SPIKE TOWER. HIGHLIGHTS: 02 21 57 WORKERS ON SCAFFOLDING POLISHING, WASHING THE SILVER TOWER. |
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DISMANTLING SCAFFOLDING.
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PAN CITY SKYLINE
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SHOOTING DIRECTLY DOWN TO STREET &
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON LEVEL BELOW. |
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VIEW SHOWING THE BUILDING FROM QUEENS.
SHOT OF SKYSCRAPER WITH RIVER & TUG BOAT IN FRGD. |
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PAN UP BUILDING.
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LOW ANGLE WORKERS ON CLIMBING ON SCAFFOLDING WHILE "SUIT" LOOKS DOWN AT THEM FROM WINDOW.
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