WTC #2 Construction & Topping Out (April & July 1971)

0:00 to 2:22 - Construction shots of the South Tower (WTC 2), April 1, 1971. -- 0:00 - Looking down from North Tower (WTC 1). -- 0:51 & 1:18 - 86th floor, northeast quarter of WTC 2. -- 1:34 - 86th floor, core area. Note the core column markings above splice points, e.g. "806B (86-89)", "B" = Tower B a.k.a. WTC 2. Looking west. -- 1:48 - Steel worker climbs up core column 1005B on 86th floor up to 88th floor. 2:22 to 3:31 - WTC 2 topping-out ceremony on July 19, 1971. -- 3:00 & 3:07 - Hoisting up of the last structural element. Likely a hat truss member, maybe the diagonal bracing for an outrigger (box shape), connecting core with perimeter wall. NBC-UA preview clips chronologically sorted before joining them together. Taken out relevant descriptions from video clip pages: http://www.nbcuniversalarchives.com/nbcuni/searchResults.do?search.type=intermediate&search.keywords=wtc&pageSize=&search.pageResultDisplayFormat=&search.userFilterSetName=None&search.filter=%2BpublicScope%3Anbc%20-%28%2BownerRep%3A%22BBC%20Motion%22%20-family%3Awebsite%29&search.sortBy=date%3B-supplierTier%3B-royaltyMargin&search.clusterBreadcrumbs=&filter=v1:wtc Clip #1 - 0:00 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_013 Date: 01.04.71 Title: World Trade Center construction site 1971 Duration: 00:00:35;01 Short Description: WORLD TRADE CENTER Construction Manhattan NYC 1971 Channel Status: SILENT" Clip #2 - 0:35 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_012 Date: 01.04.71 Title: World Trade Center construction site 1971 Duration: 00:00:12;05 Short Description: Overhead shot of construction workers on building site of the World Trade Center Channel Status: SILENT" Clip #3 - 0:48 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_014 Date: 01.04.71 Title: WTC Construction Duration: 00:00:30;01 Short Description: World Trade Center Twin Towers under construction in 1971 Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO" Clip #4 - 1:17 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_015 Date: 01.04.71 Title: WTC Construction cranes and girders Duration: 00:00:17;01 Short Description: Construction cranes and girders building the World Trade Center in Manhattan 1971 Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO" Clip #5 - 1:35 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_011 Date: 01.04.71 Title: World Trade Center construction site 1971 Duration: 00:00:12;27 Short Description: Construction workers walking on construction site of the World Trade Center in Manhattan 1971. Channel Status: SILENT" Clip #6 - 1:48 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_010 Date: 01.04.71 Title: World Trade Center construction site 1971 Duration: 00:00:13;00 Short Description: Construction worker climbs and walks across girders during building of the World Trade Center Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO" Clip #7 - 2:01 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_009 Date: 01.04.71 Title: World Trade Center construction 1971 Duration: 00:00:20;29 Short Description: Construction workers on girders building the World Trade Center in Manahattan Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO" Clip #8 - 2:22 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_017 Date: 19.07.71 Title: World Trade Center Topping Off ceremony Duration: 00:00:25;03 Short Description: World Trade Center Topping Off ceremony 1971 Manhattan NYC Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO" Clip #9 - 2:47 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_018 Date: 19.07.71 Title: World Trade Center Topping Off ceremony Duration: 00:00:19;13 Short Description: Men in suits and hard hats shake hands and uncover picture of building during Topping Off ceremony for the World Trade Center. Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO" Clip #10 - 3:07 : "Owner: NBC News Clip Name: 51A3794_016 Date: 19.07.71 Title: World Trade Center construction Duration: 00:00:24;01 Short Description: Construction workers building World Trade Center twin towers Manhattan 1971 Channel Status: SPLIT Audio Presentation: STEREO"