Scenes of Tehran, Iran during World War 2. A view of the Royal Palace of Tehran. The Sepahsalar Mosque (Jomhuri Ave Baharestan Square, Tehran 11369 Iran) and its minarets. Traffic stops for crossing camel caravan. An American soldier in a Jeep, waits for the camel caravan to pass. Camels, trucks, cars, horse drawn carriage, bicycles, and bus, in a traffic circle in Tehran. Veiled women in streets. A commercial shopping district in the city, with streets, wide sidewalks, and numerous shops in buildings. Many pedestrians and shoppers are seen. Many men and women wear modern Western-style clothes. In contrast, the next scene shows camels and merchants in a traditional old-style open-air market.
A child selling melons in an open air food market in Iran. Flies flying over the food. Native people wash clothes in a gutter and perform various chores. Natives fill water from a dirty river. Natives swimming in the river. Buffaloes bathing in the river.
Window washers hang in the air by thread-like belts hundreds of feet above ground. They clean the panes of the huge Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001). Breeze whips the men as they cling to narrow perches. Men on the streets raise their heads to look at the window washers above.
United States Army airmen of 20th Pursuit Group exhibit their skill. They form precise flight formation during record Air Corp maneuvers. They fly at a speed of 200 miles per hour.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrive at the New York City International Airport (Queens, NY 11430, United States). The royal couple is greeted by a huge crowd. A man assists Grace Kelly as she climbs an air stair. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier waving. Grace Kelly, pregnant with her first child, is wearing a maternity suit of black and white checked wool by Christian Dior. The couple arrives for a six-week visit. Cameramen take photographs. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier smile in front of cameramen.
A man sits in a unique three-wheeled single passenger motor vehicle. He demonstrates its maneuverability on the street. Cars and other traffic on the street are stopped to allow the demonstration. The machine includes an air-cooled internal combustion engine (like a motorcycle engine) and fuel tank, all mounted above the front wheel, which is capable of being rotated 360 degrees to allow complete maneuverability. The driver demonstrates this by driving backwards, without needing to use any reverse transmission.
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