View of exterior basement area of Kensington Town Hall (Kensington, London W8 4SG, UK) on Kensington High Street at basement level, as it is being made bombproof in London, England just before outbreak of World War 2. Group of men place sandbags on windows. Next scene shows similar bomb-proofing activity at basement level of the American Embassy (24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE, United Kingdom) at Grosvenor Square. Workers fill sand into bags with the help of spades, and stack them in front of windows.
A tennis match between Spaniard Manuel Martinez Santana and American Charlie Pasarell during the Wimbledon Championships in England. Charlie Pasarell and Manuel Martinez Santana on the center court at Wimbledon. Charlie Pasarell wins in four sets.
Helen Wills Moody wins the Women's Tennis Wimbledon Championship in England. Spectators watch the Wimbledon match. Players at a court. Moody and her fellow players pose. Moody poses while returning back to the U.S.
Montage of shots out of sequence, involving Prime Minister Chamberlain's departure from London, to meet Hitler in Munich. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waves his hat from door of an airplane at Heston Aerodrome in London, England. Large crowd gathers around the plane. Policemen stand near the plane. Chamberlain boards the plane. Plane taxis and takes off for flight to Munich, Germany. Chamberlain shaking hands with the officials, before departure.
International Peace Campaign Meeting at Trafalgar Square in London, England. People stand near a huge banner. The banner reads 'Stand By Czechoslovakia, No Plebiscite'. Men hold American, Czechoslovakian, Russian, and British flags. Labour Member of Parliament Ellen C. Wilkinson delivers a speech in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Several people stand behind her. She talks about fighting for peace in her speech. A boy sits onstage with another boy. Crowd applauds. A sculpture of a huge lion in the background.
International Peace Campaign Meeting at Trafalgar Square in London, England. Men stand in front of a banner. The banner reads 'Britain, France, Russia, Can Stop War'. A huge crowd gathered at the Square. Speech by James Meston, 1st Baron Meston in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Several people stand behind Lord Meston. He talks about peace in his speech. A sculpture of a huge lion in the background.
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