Children gather to compete at the National Marbles Tournament in Wildwood to find out who is the mightiest mibster, or marble player. Several hexagonal shaped mats are laid on floor. Two players face-off each other per mat. Spectators gather in number to cheer up for their favorites. Fellow players watch as the final round goes on. Gerald Robinson, a 14 year old boy from Scranton, emerges as the proud winner. Gerald Robinson is given the MIBS title crown by an official present.
Thousands of mummers parade the streets of Philadelphia on New Year's day. Revelers dressed in amusingly elaborate costumes exhibit a sparkling show. Various decorative displays and movable scenery can also be seen. People gather in number across streets and witness the colorful event. Some men dressed as women (in drag). A costumed pair are announced with a banner that reads 'Marie Antoinette...Louis XVI' while another vignette in which crude dentistry is mimed is identified by a sign on a car that reads, 'Duke and Duchess of Winsores Arrive for Big Yank' Many performers are seen in blackface.
Views of British troops and civilians celebrating country's second war time Christmas in England. Gifts and champagne bottles under a Christmas Tree. Group of British troops gather around a Christmas tree, taking gifts from under it. Views of evacuated British children attending a Christmas party inside an air-raid shelter. The children wear party hats and bat a balloon around for fun.
Free French General Charles de Gaulle, accompanied by Admiral Emile Henry Muselier, walks across a gangplank from a large warship to visit the French submarine,Surcouf, during World War 2. They walk past sailors presenting arms in salute. View of the Surcouf's unique (for a submarine) turret with twin 8-inch guns. From aft of the conning tower, they watch demonstration of a sliding hangar for the boat's observation plane. View of the crew lined up in dress uniforms, on deck. General de Gaulle and Admiral Muselier conversing with the submarine's officers.
Scenes of destruction in London, England after German Luftwaffe blitzkrieg bombing attack (Blitz) on the city during World War 2. Night time views of bombed buildings and some being consumed by fire. Camera at ground level viewing dramatic scene upward, as it pans from left to right showing buildings in flames and with flaming pieces and sparks raining down. Views of firemen fighting fires using water hoses. Day time views as air raid wardens and civilians dig through the rubble. Scenes of London residents rescuing their chickens. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit British citizens in the streets outside of bombed buildings and talk to Londoners. Queen Elizabeth talks to a group of boys gathered in front of her.
German infantry advances through a field on the Eastern front. German Marder III H Panzerjaeger tank destroyers fire at targets. Scenes of smoking targets and destroyed tanks. (World War II period).
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