Activities after reunion of Saarland with West Germany. Civilians move on a bridge. A truck loaded with soldiers moves on a street. Men unload bags of legal currency, Deutsche Mark, from the truck. Policemen watch as the bags are unloaded. Civilians stand outside a bank. They exchange the currency at the bank.
Final load test of Europe's longest bridge in France. The final load test of Europe's longest bridge and France's first toll bridge. A long lines of heavily laden trucks and tankers crawl across the bridge under the guidance of engineers.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Bonn, Germany. President Eisenhower arrives at Cologne Bonn Airport during his European Tour. Flags of the United States and Germany. German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and other dignitaries welcome Eisenhower as he disembarks from a United States Military Air Transport Service (MATS) aircraft. Eisenhower greets Chancellor Adenauer and the officers in Cologne Bonn Airport (Cologne Bonn Airport Kennedystraße, 51147 Köln, Germany). Secretary of State Christian Herter hears Eisenhower’s speech. During his speech, Eisenhower declares that the United States will stand by West Berlin. 315,000 civilians wave and greet Eisenhower as his motorcade passes through a street. “We like Ike and Conny” banner (pertaining to Eisenhower and Adenauer).
Famous swimmer Gertrude Ederle in New York City. Gertrude Ederle poses for photographers on the steps of New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States). She holds a bouquet and a frame. A man standing next to her raises her medal for the photographers. Gertrude Ederle relives her historic New York City reception of 1926 after becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
A model home with a fallout shelter for nuclear attacks in Denver, Colorado, United States. Crowds gathered outside a midcentury housing development. A door opens. The housing development shows the United States' first model home with a fallout shelter during the height of the Cold War. The house is designed with 8-inch reinforced concrete walls. The house is provided with all basic equipment and necessities like bunk beds, fresh air blower, and stockpiles of food. A desk with books and the Bible. Pantry shelf with canned goods and first aid kit. A crank-driven air blower. Women place a tag of approval on the front entrance wall of the house. Sticker reads “this HOME is prepared”.
Gymnasts demonstrate in Bad Kissingen, Germany. Gymnasts from England, France and Austria perform during a demonstration using a trampoline. The same jumping technique is used in diving from a high platform. A diver dives from a high diving platform.
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