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U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in London and being greeted by Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle

United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower tours the United Kingdom. President Eisenhower gets off a United States Military Air Transport Service (MATS) aircraft at London Airport, present day London Heathrow Airport (Longford TW6, United Kingdom). Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan and other officers receives Eisenhower at the airport. A large crowd of British civilians waves at the President. Honor guards lined. President tours the city in a motorcade. Civilians stand on either side of the streets to greet him. View of Balmoral Castle (Balmoral Estates, Ballater AB35 5TB, UK). Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret receives President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan.

Date: 1959, August 31
Duration: 2 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055673
The Queen's guards march and the Queen receives tribute in London on the occasion of her birthday.

The official birthday ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in London, England. Traditional pomp and military pageantry tributes in the ceremony. Queen Elizabeth II rides a horse during the Trooping the Colour. Children in military dress watch the ceremony. Women in the crowd use cameras to take photographs. A slow march past by the Queen's guards. A band plays music. The Queen salutes the troops at The Mall.

Date: 1959, April 21
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046561
President Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Royal Yacht, Britannia, at the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway

Opening ceremony of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in Quebec, Canada. U.S. President Dwight D.Eisenhower together with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, aboard the Royal yacht, Britannia, during the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. President Eisenhower looks through binoculars as the Britannia moves through the seaway. View of Britannia entering a lock. The Britannia moves very close to the face wall of the lock, almost scraping it. Several persons on board put their hands out and touch the concrete side of the lock. View from above, of Britannia officers looking over side, as the yacht passes very close to the side of lock. Views of Britannia, tied up at dock and passing through locks. Queen Elizabeth II, disembarking from the Royal Yacht, Britannia, followed by President Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower, and Prince Philip.

Date: 1959, June 26
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072372
A view of thick fog in the UK from pollution, and also heavy rains, ice, and weather forecasting efforts.

A British police officer (or "Bobby") directs traffic through thick fog pollution (sometimes called "London fog" or "Pea soup fog") in England, caused by burning of soft coal. Next seen shows a British man trying to walk against a heavy wind on an icy sidewalk with difficulty. Rain and ice are shown streaming off a roof top, and a man in a raincoat runs for cover on the streets of Britain. View of exterior of an Air Ministry building, and then of technicans inside using modern computers and tape reading devices to monitor and forecast weather for Britain. A man unloads a reel of data tape from a machine and loads it into a tape reader. View of hands on switch board of early computer device. Automated printer prints reports. Weather forecasters sit at a table together viewing weather pattern maps and hand drawing other weather maps. Seen returns to outdoors during a storm. View of a woman dropping some items that slide away from her on an icy sidewalk. She slips and slides on the ice behind them. Two other women are showing trying to walk on the ice. One woman falls down on the ice and high winds blow the other woman forward as she runs across the ice and then falls.

Date: 1959, February 2
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040896
Donald Campbell sets a speed record of 248 miles per hour in his Hydroplane Bluebird III, at Lake Coniston in England.

Donald Campbell in his Hydroplane Bluebird III sets speed record on Lake Coniston in England. He hurtles his jet hydroplane on water surface with great speed. Campbell sets record of riding his Bluebird III at 248 miles per hour. Man wearing jacket that reads BP racing Service assists Campbell as he gets down his plane.

Date: 1959, May 18
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043375
Over the water test flight of a hovercraft demonstrated in England.

First over the water test flight of a flying saucer shaped hovercraft in England. It is designed to fly on compressed air. The craft floats over the land surface. People watch and look through binoculars. The craft floats over the water in a sea. A ship in the background.

Date: 1959
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046562
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