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Group of workers dig trenches in Hyde Park, London England while onlookers watch.
Group of workers dig trenches in Hyde Park, London England. Onlookers watch from the fenced area. A woman carries her pet dog while observing the workers. A man distributes supplies to the workers. Men carrying long beams. Civilians walking in Hyde Park (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom).
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London, England.
King George VI visits young patients at the Great Ormond Street Hospital (Great Ormond St, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom) in London, England. King George and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are greeted by the hospital staff. Exterior of the institution's new buildings. Queen Elizabeth visits the institution's new buildings. She stays for a tea party as a guest of the sick boys and girls.
Ambassadors and diplomats of the United States in Europe and Asia.
Secretary of State Department, Cordell Hull at office with his staff. World map. Door sign 'Division of European Affairs. 'Officer with other men at work. Ambassador Hugh Wilson in Berlin and Ambassador William Phillips in Rome. British and French U.S. diplomats, Joseph P. Kennedy in London, England United Kingdom; and W.C. Bullitt at conference in Paris. Consul General George Wadsworth at American consulate in Jerusalem, Palestine; and J.C. Grew in Tokyo, Japan.
Joseph P. Kennedy says that the U.S. should strive to maintain peace in Europe as he arrives in New York.
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. arrives in New York to confer with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Views of Queen Mary ocean liner as Joseph P. Kennedy returns to report to President Roosevelt on situation in Europe. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and other officials talk while walking. Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. says that the U.S. should strive to maintain peace in Europe.
Workmen clean up the Quai d'Orsay Palace before the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in Paris, France.
Cleaning of Quai d'Orsay Foreign Ministry Palace in Paris, France. View of the Quai d'Orsay (37 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France) and its interiors. Army of workmen brighten up the Palace for the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom. A man uses feather duster to clean an ornate Baroque clock. Workmen scrubbing a bathtub. The workmen clean chandelier, clocks, and bathtubs.
Life in Britain on eve of War. Chamberlain, Hitler and Mussolini signing the Munich Agreement during World War II.
An Allied propaganda film to solidify Anglo-American solidarity within the ranks as well as to counter Nazi propaganda aimed at weakening the alliance shows British soldiers in Great Britain during World War 2. 1938: in the United States New York Yankees win the pennant in baseball; scene of Yankees team members shaking hands. View of aviator Douglas Corrigan nicknamed Wrong Way Corrigan after his accidental flight from New York to Ireland instead of California as planned. View of trains on the 6th Avenue Elevated (or Sixth Avenue El) before that service was halted in Manhattan New York City. British citizens go about their daily life. Derby horse race in a stadium. A British boy and his father shovel dirt for a backyard garden. Players play a football (soccer) game at Wembley Stadium in England as spectators cheer the 1938 FA Cup Final with Preston North End taking the Cup versus Huddersfield Town as George Mutch scores the winning goal. Scenes in Germany: People cheer for German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and give Nazi salute. Newspaper headlines about Czech occupation. Graves in a cemetery. British Prime Minister Arthur Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini sign the Munich Agreement. Despite a peace agreement Hitler invades Czechoslovakia. People read 'Military Training Act, 1939'. British soldiers march along a road. View of Adolf Hitler smiling and laughing. Artillery is fired. A poster reads 'Britain Declares War on Germany'. Airplanes in flight and drop leaflets over Germany. German airplanes in flight. Parachutists jump from the airplanes. Hitler talks to officers and considers the war to be over. Radio news broadcast of the British declaration of war on Germany by Neville Chamberlain. Many different British citizens and families shown in living rooms and work places gathered around radios to listen to the so called "We shall fight on the beaches" speech of Winston Churchill on June 4, 1940. Clip includes scenes from 1938 through 1940; from a film produced in 1943.