Pope Pius XII imparts blessing at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. View of Saint Peter's Basilica and Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Cars parked outside Saint Peter's Basilica. People walk in a street. Pope Pius XII greets many cardinals, bishops, priests, and officials. Pope Pius XII shake hands with cardinals. Some priests kiss the pope’s ring. Views of the Papal throne. The pope walks towards his throne and takes his seat. Pope Pius XII speaks briefly and stands to bless the assembly.
The official state visit of United States Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to the Vatican City. Hubert H. Humphrey and his wife arrive in the Vatican. A stone Vatican coat of arms carving. They meet Pope Paul VI to explore peace possibilities in the Vietnam War and to make a peace plan. The Vice President presents a papal gift to the Pope. Pope Paul VI inspects a book featured colored reproductions of Raphael’s frescoes in the Vatican.
Papal Swiss Guards commemorate the anniversary of the defense of Leonine City in the Yard of the Belvedere in Vatican City. Swiss Guards in metal armor march with halberds. A Swiss Guard with a flag leads the march. General staff of the Vatican Army present at the ceremony.
Cardinal Roncalli proclaimed Pope in Vatican City. People gather at St Peter's Square in large numbers to watch the ceremony. He adopts the name of John XXIII. Crowd greets their new Pope. Pope addresses the people from the balcony of Sistine Chapel.
United States Army General George S. Patton Jr. examines a field map with other army officers under a camouflaged netting during the Invasion of Sicily in World War 2. General Patton points to map while military officers listen. Hundreds of Italian prisoners-of-war, holding white flags, march through the devastated streets of Messina, Sicily. A United States military jeep drives on the road near prisoners. General George S. Patton is smiling with other military officials. General George S. Patton, Major General Lucian K. Truscott, and General Hobart S. Gay in conversation beside a military jeep in Palermo. General George S. Patton, while seated in the passenger seat of jeep, talks to an officer. A United States Army cameraman is shooting smoke and flames from trees behind a wall. Smoke in nearby building.
Abandoned trucks in freight yard in Milazzo Sicily during World War 2. Remnants of a motorcycle. An abandoned truck with rear doors opened. Assorted military supplies in the back of a truck. An abandoned water truck belonging to the “R. Aeronautica” (Regia Aeronautica, or the Royal Italian Air Force). Empty oil barrels with Italian words. Abandoned wooden crates of lubricant belonging to the Royal Italian Air Force. Scattered vehicular and machine spare parts, truck bodies, and wooden crates are abandoned.
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