Mayor William O'Dwyer cuts ribbon, opening New York City's Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in 1950

Various shots Mayor William O'Dwyer, NY Archbishop Cardinal Spellman and other officials by ribbon strung across tunnel entrance / O'Dwyer cutting ribbon; then someone picks up ribbon and hands it to mayor / CU mayor cutting ribbon with scissors / car starts moving into tunnel, policemen standing by with one on motorcycle behind car, looks like press people and others on sidewalk / VS line of cars moving toward tunnel entrance, looks like one car carries movie camera and crew / view into tunnel with camera car towing generator, police standing nearby / cars entering tunnel / cars moving toward entrance and into tunnel / POV from car entering and moving through tunnel, passes policeman standing on service walkway; he gives a wave / view of cars in tunnel / burst of light at exit, can see rear of police car, then row of cars, toll booths in bg / cars lined up to toll booths, police standing in road and onlookers at sidewalk wall; view moves from behind cars / pan across toll booths / roads to tunnel entrances, man walking toward parked cars