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A huge crowd in the rain gathers outside Buckingham Palace to celebrate 'Armistice Day' in London, England.

A huge crowd gathers on the road in a heavy downpour to celebrate 'Armistice Day' in London. Queen Mary along with other members of the Royal Family appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The crowd cheers. The Queen and King emerge from St. Paul’s Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) following a Thanksgiving Service for the Armistice, and they enter and sit in a landau carriage. A Peace March starts off in London. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, November 11
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024160
President Woodrow Wilson travels from Buckingham Palace to Guildhall in London during state visit to the United Kingdom

President Woodrow Wilson visits Guildhall in London, a month after the end of World War 1. President Woodrow Wilson exits Buckingham Palace. British soldiers on horses guard the carriage of President Wilson. Citizens gather beside road and wave to the president as his carriage goes by. President Wilson and his wife, Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, step down from their horse-drawn carriage. People gather on street to watch them. President Wilson, Lord Chesterfield (Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield), and Duke of Connaught (Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn) arrive at the Guildhall (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom). (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, December 26
Duration: 2 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026017
People gather at Trafalgar Square in London, England, to hear results of 1924 UK General Election.

Crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom) in London, at night, to hear results of the 1924 United Kingdom general election. Groups cheer favorite candidates' elections are announced. Mounted policemen keep order. A double-decker bus and an automobile move slowly along the street near the crowd. First, light rain is falling. So many people carry umbrellas. Later, the rain stopped. Men setting up powerful "sunlight arc lamps" to illuminate other crowded streets for cameramen. View of the crowds illuminated by the arc lamps. A bus passes displaying a large advertisement for the show "Leap Year" playing at the London Hippodrome (Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square, WC2H 7JH London, United Kingdom).

Date: 1924, October 29
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026041
Damaged buildings of Guildhall, Old Bailey, Lawrence Jewry Church and firemen spray water in London, Britain after German Blitz (WW2)

From film 'London Fire Raids' on the work of London's fire guards during a German blitzkrieg incendiary bomb raid in London on December 29 and 30, 1940. Buildings on fire. Firemen spray water on the buildings. Water converts to steam as soon as it comes out of the sprinklers due to high heat of the fumes. The fire is put out at an old building. Damaged buildings. A flag above the Guildhall. Damaged Guildhall building (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom). The St. Lawrence Jewry Church (Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA, United Kingdom) is almost destroyed. Debris and abandoned firefighting equipment lie in front of the buildings. At a burial service, a tribute to the firemen who lost their lives. Soldiers stand on rubble. The Old Bailey courthouse building (Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EH, United Kingdom). The Lady Justice on top of the Old Bailey. (World War II period).

Date: 1940, December 29
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031716
Various monuments in London, England.

View of Trafalgar Square and Statue of Lord Nelson in London, England. People feed pigeons on the street. Scenes around the Thames River. View of Tower of London (The Tower of London London, England EC3N 4AB) and Tower Bridge (Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP, United Kingdom). Cars approach London Bridge. View of London city from Thames River shows dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in the background. Ship unloads goods at dockyard.

Date: 1950, December 27
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023188
Churches on fire and water is pumped from the river Thames to fight fires in London, England during Nazi blitz in World War II.

The work of London's fire guards during a German blitzkrieg incendiary bomb raid in Britain during World War II. Bombs fall and fire breaks out at night. Nighttime views following the Luftwaffe attack. London buildings and churches are on fire. St. Lawrence Jewry Church (Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA, United Kingdom) on Gresham Street, designed by Christopher Wren, in ruins. Views of damage to St. Brides Church (Fleet St, London EC4Y 8AU, United Kingdom) on Fleet Street. Firemen spray water on the buildings and churches. Firefighters team up to connect 6,000 feet of 3 1/2-inch firehose from fire boats in the Thames River, to reach burning buildings of London. Firemen seen in relay lines connecting fire hoses and working to extinguish blazing fires.

Date: 1940, December 29
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031713