The London Blitz. Sections of London ablaze from German bombing during Battle of Britain. US President Franklin Roosevelt signing H.R. 1946, Lend-Lease legislation in World War II. View of last page of H.R.1946, signed by Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and by President Roosevelt. United States sends war material to England. 'USA' written on Lend-Lease boxes being loaded on lorry after arrival in Britain. Huge crates of Lend-Lease war materiel on railroad flat cars pulled by locomotive. Smoke rises up from the engine. 'Machine tools, BULLARD, Bridgeport Conn.' written on crate in transit.
The British National Film Awards in London, England. Producer J Arthur Rank greets and receives British film actress Margaret Lockwood. Actor James Mason receives the outstanding British Film Actor Award for the year 1946. Margaret Lockwood receives the National Film Award for the film 'The Man in Grey'. Guests attended the presentation ceremonies.
United Nations First General Assembly meeting, Central Hall Westminster, London. Officials arriving, entering, and walking through the building. United States delegate Dr. Ralph Bunche walks forward and is photographed smiling with other officials in the background.
A victory parade in London, England to mark the Allied victory of World War II. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a review stand. British troops march past the review stand. British WACs ( Women's Army Corps) march past the review stand.
A victory parade in London, England to mark the Allied victory of World War II. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a review stand. British troops march past the review stand. British flags fly from poles on either side of a road. The troops march down the road. High ranking military officers stand near the review stand as the troops march. A band plays at the victory parade. Men and women march past the royal family on the review stand.
A victory parade in London, England to mark the Allied victory of World War II. Cavalry units march down a street during the parade. British King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret move past a large crowd in a horse drawn carriage attended by Captain's Escort of the Household Cavalry. A band plays at the parade. Soldiers carrying the U.S. flag march past a large crowd in a street. People gathered along a sidewalk to watch the parade. Greek troops march down a street.