24.04.2022

Harlem Street Scenes and Queensbridge Projects Construction 1939

Restored outtakes from METROPOLIS 1939.  This rare footage shows Harlem street scenes, residents of the Harlem River Houses, and construction of the Queensbridge Houses, circa 1939.  Assumed to be in the public domain.

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