NYC TAKES COVER, AIR RAID DRILL - 1951
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Channel: Historic Films Stock Footage Archive · 2013 · Education
For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive (www.historicfilms.com / [email protected]) 01:52:53 NEW YORK TAKES COVER. (1950s) #4 EIGHT MILLION NEW YORKERS PARTICIPATE IN AN ALL-OUT A-BOMB EXERCISE THAT BRINGS OUR LARGEST CITY TO A DEAD STAND STILL. COLD WAR. 1951 01:53:22 NIGHT TIME AIR DRILL IN NEW YORK CITY. WATER SPRAYS FROM HOSES, PERSON RUNS DOWN STREET 01:53:29 MONTAGE OF EMERGENCY CREWS RACING TOWARD DRILL AREA. FIRE TRUCKS RACE DOWN CITY STREET. EMERGENCY TRUCK. 01:53:40 MONTAGE OF EXERCISE. FIREMEN WITH LADDERS HOSE, SPRAY WATER ONTO BUILDINGS. 01:54:03 EMERGENCY WORKERS SIT IN TRUCK. ONE TALKS INTO RADIO. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. 01:54:08 MEN USE GEIGER COUNTERS TO CHECK FOR RADIO ACTIVITY. 01:54:10 HOSPITAL CREWS REMOVE INJURED. 01:54:14 HUGE LIGHT IS THROWN ON BUILDING 01:54:16 INJURED PERSON IS LOWERED TO GROUND BY ROPES ON A STRETCHER 01:54:26 HIGH SHOT OF TIMES SQUARE IN DAYLIGHT. CIRCA 1951 COOL CARS WOODY PASSES BY. 01:54:34 SIRENS WAIL. PIGEONS FLY AWAY FROM SOUND 01:54:38 MAN RUNS OUT OF SHOP 01:54:40 KITTEN HIDES UNDER CAR, FRIGHTENED. 01:54:42 SANTA CLAUS PUTS DOWN HIS BELL & RUNS INSIDE 01:54:45 MONTAGE OF BUSES, TAXIS ETC.. DISCHARGING THEIR PASSENGERS. 01:54:53 HIGH SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING ACROSS STREETS & INSIDE BUILDINGS. 01:54:57 WOMEN HOLDING CHILDREN'S HANDS WALKING DOWN STAIRS TO FALL OUT SHELTER. 01:54:59 WOMAN DRAWS SHADE DOWN ON WINDOW. TURNS OFF GAS ON STOVE. CU HAND TURNING GAS KNOBS. 01:55:04 CU SIGN "SHELTER ZONE" 01:55:06 FAMILY SITS IN SHELTER. FATHER SITS IN CHAIR EVERY ONE ELSE ON FLOOR. MOTHER COMFORTS SMALL BOY 01:55:09 OFFICE WORKERS LEAVE DESKS & FILE INTO SHELTER MEN TURN CORNER, SIGN ON WALL SHELTER WITH ARROW 01:55:16 GROUP OF PEOPLE KNEEL ON FLOOR. CROUCH DOWN & PULL COATS OVER HEADS. 01:55:20 SUBWAY STATION FILLED WITH PEOPLE. DOUBLES AS A SHELTER. PEOPLE STANDING AROUND LOOK LIKE THEY'RE WAITING FOR SOMETHING 01:55:24 HIGH SHOT OF CITY STREET, STILL. NO MOVEMENT 01:55:29 MONTAGE OF NEW YORK CITY IN EERIE SILENCE. BIZARRE. NO PEOPLE OR LIFE IN STREETS. ABANDONED CARS, BUSES, ETC... 01:55:38 SIREN SOUNDS ALL CLEAR. STREETS COME BACK TO LIFE. KITTY RUNS OUT FROM CAR. MONTAGE OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OF BUILDINGS INTO STREETS. GETTING INTO BUSES. CITY STREETS COME ALIVE 01:55:46 BUSY CITY STREETS CIRCA 1950. TIMES SQUARE PIGEONS FLYING MONTAGE OF CITY STREET SCENES.
