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French actress Sarah Bernhardt arrives in New York City following a visit to the French front in World War I

French actress Sara Bernhardt is wheeled down the gangplank from the French ocean liner Espagne in New York City. She has returned on the passenger ship from a visit to France and the French front during World War 1. She stands up from her wheel chair and addresses the crowd on the dock. Bernhardt drapes an American flag over her lap and over the side of a car in which she is sitting. She committed the profits of her tour in the U.S. to French widows and orphans of the war.

Date: 1915, August
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035169
French General Garibaldi presented with the red pavilion of City of Trieste, Italy, in World War I.

French Brigadier General Giuseppe Garibaldi II (serving France, but of Italian descent), is presented with the red pavilion of the City of Trieste, Italy, during World War 1. Dignitaries gather at the steps of a building.

Date: 1918
Duration: 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035186
French Marshal Joseph Joffre visits the United States during World War I and is cheered at Joffre Day celebration.

A massive crowd on city streets of New York gathered to cheer Marshal Joseph Joffre of France on his visit to the United States during World War 1. (This is likely the New York City "Joffre Day" celebration on May 11, 1917). Cars move in between the crowd. People carry U.S. flags. Marshal Joseph Joffre talks with a man during his visit to United States. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917, May 11
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035251
Civilians run with their possessions as cities are bombed in World War 2

Various scenes of bombing in Europe during World War II. Scenes in the United Kingdom, France, and other European locations. Buildings burning at night following an aerial bombing raid by German aircraft. Defense soldiers on the ground working to spotlight enemy aircraft and return fire with anti aircraft guns. Buildings on fire and smoke rises. Workers try to extinguish a building fire as the building collapses. Large crowds of civilians fleeing including children. Burned building. People on streets of a European city fleeing an aerial bombing raid. Enemy planes in sky. Refugees run with their possessions, fleeing war zones.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035533
British Prime Minister Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier, meet in Munich

Enthusiastic German audiences in and around the Berlin Sportpalast in Germany listen to Adolf Hitler speak as he harangues them about the Sudetenland issue. Interior views and exterior views of the Sportpalast. Scenes of German military on wartime footing: German Navy sailors marching, German warships at sea, and German Air Force aircraft in flight. Neville Chamberlain departing London for a last attempt at diplomatic settlement with Hitler, while at home, the British prepare for the worst, placing sandbags around government buildings, enlisting in the military, and generally preparing to defend themselves, if necessary. Adolf Hitler walking along a train platform with Benito Mussolini, who has arrived for the Munich summit meeting, followed by Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler. Munich street scenes with enthusiastic German crowds lining the sidewalks waving flags as Hitler and others proceed through the city streets in a motorcade. Prime Minister Chamberlain riding in an open car with Joachim von Ribbentrop, German ambassador to Great Britain. Chamberlain of Britain, Edouard Daladier of France, German officials, and Mussolini, entering the Führerbau, with their respective retinues. While the negotiations go on in Munich, a crowd gathers and cheers Mrs. Chamberlain, in front of 10 Downing Street, London. Crowd surrounds car carrying Prime Minister Chamberlain, cheering in belief that his mission to Munich was a success. The Chamberlains appear on a balcony amidst cheers from London residents.

Date: 1938, September 29
Duration: 4 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035706
Invasion of Egypt during the Suez Crisis

Film opens with aerial views of City of Suez and environs during the invasion of Egypt by Israel, Britain, and France, to seize control of the Suez Canal and overthrow Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, in 1956. At TC:00:24 is an aerial view of two ships scuttled by the Egyptians in Port Said at the entrance to the Suez Canal. Many ships are seen in Port Said, itself, including a large British landing craft (L9006). Glimpse of British sailors on the landing craft with Union Jack waving above them. Formations of British soldiers, wearing Balmoral bonnet headgear, marching inland from the port. Area of the port covered with artillery pieces and war materiel being loaded into trucks. Closeup of British soldiers loading shells and ammunition into trucks. Egyptian men mingling on the streets of Port Said. A British soldier and an officer are seen amongst them. Low altitude aerial view of the Suez Canal. View of ships at entrance of the Canal in Port Said (with the scuttled ship blockade behind them) . A British Dido Class light cruiser is seen with the ships.

Date: 1956
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035864