Episode number 3 of Series “New York: a documentary film”.
Episode 3: SUNSHINE AND SHADOW (1865-1898) charts New York’s history during the decades following the Civil War when it continued to grow demographically, geographically and financially at a staggering rate. It explores the incomparable fortunes of the robber barons at the unabashed corruption of political leaders in an era when the expansion of both wealth and poverty- and the schism between them- built to a complex. The episode ends with the consolidation of the five boroughs to form Greater New York on January 1, 1898. Narrated by David Ogden Stiers.
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ACMI Identifier
314422
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New York (N.Y.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New York (N.Y.) - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → United States - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
History → United States - History
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation