- Title: F-1425
- Summary: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS ARENA, NEW YORK CITY. 8TH AVENUE BETWEEN 49TH & 50TH STREETS. MSG. TAKING DOWN & SETTING UP SPORTING EVENTS
- Description:00:34:53 - NEW YORK CITY NIGHT SCENES, EXTERIOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. PEDESTRIANS FILL SIDEWALKS 00:35:11 - SPORTS FANS AT TICKET WINDOW, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BUYING TICKETS 00:35:15 - CU TICKET SALESMAN SELLING TICKETS POV BEHIND HIM 00:35:19 - TICKET TAKER TAKING TICKETS FROM PEOPLE ENTERING BUILDING 00:35:22 - WS PEOPLE ENTERING MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. MONTAGE SAME. GUARD DIRECTING PEOPLE TO SEATS 00:35:40 - MS PEOPLE BUYING SOUVENIR BOOKLETS 00:35:43 - HS BOXING MATCH, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. MONTAGE BOXING MATCH. BOXER KNOCKED OUT. KO 00:35:58 - HS TRACK & FIELD EVENT AT THE GARDEN 00:36:09 - HS HORSE SHOW AT MSG 00:36:17 - DOG SHOW WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB SHOW. CU BRUSHING WIRE HAIRED TERRIER OR SCHNAUZER. 00:36:24 - MONTAGE VARIOUS BREEDS DOGS, GREAT DANES, COCKER SPANIELS. BOXER NEXT TO BEST OF SHOW TROPHY 00:36:41 - RODEO IN MSG, RIDERS WEAVING IN & OOT 00:36:47 - HOCKEY GAME, NEW YORK RANGERS 00:36:59 - BASKETBALL GAME 00:37:04 - ICE SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA 00:37:12 - HS POLITICAL RALLY AT THE GARDEN. MASSIVE FLAG WAVING. MASS MEETING 00:37:22 - MONTAGE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN EMPLOYEES POSING INSIDE THE GARDEN. PLACARDS ABOVE EACH DEPT, EXECUTIVE STAFF, DEPT. HEADS, BASKETBALL, BOXING, HOCKEY, ACCOUNTING, ETC.. 00:37:47 - PRESIDENT OF MSG, JOHN R. KILPATRICK IN HIS OFFICE GOES OVER TO BLUEPRINT OF GARDEN, USING POINTER 00:38:10 - VICE PRESIDENT NED IRISH IN HIS OFFICE 00:38:24 - PROMOTIONS PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. EMPLOYEE BRINGS IN CUT OUT PROP OF RODEO RIDER. LILLIAN JENKINS, HEAD OF GARDEN PUBLICITY LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS 00:38:51 - JENKINGS GOING OVER SIGNS DISPLAYS FOR EVENTS WITH EMPLOYEES 00:39:13 - PRINTING ROOM AT MSG, CU TICKETS BEING SPIT OUT. REPRESENTATIVE ON TELEPHONE SELLING TICKETS, TAKES TICKETS OUT OF BOX 00:39:37 - EMPLOYEE AT WALL OF DRAWERS, OPENING DRAWERS 00:39:48 - EXTERIOR PAN AROUND MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. BROOKS BAR 00:39:57 - ICE SKATERS SKATING ON INDOOR RINK AT THE GARDEN 00:40:11 - ANTIQUE SHOW IN THE GARDEN'S BASEMENT 00:40:23 - CU PLAQUE ON MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CLUB. MEMBER OPENING DOOR, MONTAGE CLUB MEMBERS 00:40:42 - RING MAGAZINE MUSEUM IN MSG, SPORTS MEMORABILIA CU POSTERS TERRY MCGOVERN. JAKE KILBAIN, CU CORBETT-SULLIVAN FIGHT BELL. CU JOHN L. SULLIVAN'S HEAVY WEIGHT BELT. 00:41:20 - CU SIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL BOXING CLUB. INTERIOR OFFICE. HUGE FLOOR DIAGRAMS, LAYOUT 00:41:42 - PERSONNEL BEING BRIEFED BEFORE SPORTING EVENT SQUAD OF USHERS 00:42:03 - COMMISSARY PREPARING BASKETS OF FOOD FOR VENDORS 00:42:11 - GARDEN POLICE FORCE BEING PREPPED BEFORE EVENT 00:42:27 - HS EMPTY GARDEN 00:42:32 - MAINTENANCE CREW PLUGGING IN LIGHTS FOR EVENT. CU THROWING LIGHT SWITCHES, LIGHTS GOING ON. 00:43:02 - TIMING CHECK, CLOCK CHECKS. CU TIMERS 00:43:24 - WORKMAN IN BOWELS OF THE GARDEN FLIPPING SWITCHES 00:43:30 - HS EMPTY MADISON SQUARE 00:43:36 - CREW TAKING DOWN BOXING RING 24 BY 24 RING PLATFORM 00:44:04 - CLEAN UP CREW SWEEPING UP GARBAGE AFTER SPORTING EVENT 00:44:15 - CREW TAKING DOWN SEATING SECTIONS, MOVING ON FORK LIFTS 00:44:40 - CREW SETTING UP HOCKEY RINK, GLASS SCREENING TO PROTECT SPECTATORS 00:45:04 - REFRIGERATION ROOM AT MSG, MILES OF PIPES, CREW SPREADING WATER OVER FLOOR FOR ICE. CU HOSES. CU SPRAYING FLOOR WITH WHITE PAINT FOR BETTER VISUAL SERVICE FOR PLAYERS & SPECTATORS 00:45:46 - HS ICE HOCKEY RINK 00:45:51 - CREW GETTING RID OF ICE AFTER GAME, ICE REMOVAL MACHINE RIPS UP ICE & CHANNELS INTO SEWER OUTLET CU ICE CHIPS FALLING INTO SEWER HOLE 00:46:13 - TILT DOWN MAIN ARENA FILLED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS, CREW SETTING UP BASKETBALL COURT. CU FLOOR BEING FIT. SUSPENDING GLASS BACKBOARDS. HS FINISHED BASKETBALL COURT 00:46:53 - PRESS SETTING UP EQUIPMENT PRE-EVENT 00:47:03 - MONTAGE SPORTING EVENTS AT THE GARDEN: BASKETBALL GAME, ICE HOCKEY GAME, ICE SHOW, TRACK & FIELD EVENT HIGH JUMPER JUMPING FOR JOY, BOXING MATCH, RODEO, COWBOY FALLS OFF HORSE, KICKING HORSE HITS MAN ON GROUND
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1952
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: F-1425