Volunteers of the Fascist Party distribute Epiphany gifts to children in Rome, Italy during World War II. A picture of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini holding a child. Presents like dolls, stuffed toys and other toys are distributed to children on Epiphany or Befana. Dog stuffed toys and baby dolls are given to boys and girls. Children and their mothers walk out of a building after getting their gifts.
People fill forms as officer helps them at the Italian Red Cross (Croce Rossa Italiana) office in Rome, Italy during World War II. An Italian woman speaks to an officer as she fills her form. Relatives of Italian prisoners of war submit their forms to a clerk. Female Red Cross employees sort out mail for prisoners of war. Photographed letters are hanged, later to be sent negatives on rolls of microfilm. Italian women typing on typewriters. Officials classify prisoners, interview prisoner's relatives and sort postal mail letters and packages. Red Cross officers pack parcels in boxes before shipment.
Prime Minister of Italy Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini in Rome, Italy during World War II. Italian airmen stand at attention. Benito Mussolini decorates Italian airmen. Widows receive posthumous awards of fallen airmen. A widow salutes to Mussolini. Troops march. Mussolini reviews the troops.
Rome fire department tests new type of fire hydrant for the city. Fire fighters spray water from a hose as Interior Under Secretary Guido Buffarini looks on. (World War II period).