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George Bernard Shaw visits his friend, Russian sculptor Prince Paolo Trobetzkoy at his villa on Lake Maggiore, to pose for him.

The famous British dramatist and satirist, George Bernard Shaw, strolls into a garden on shore of Lake Maggiore, in Italy, where his friend, Prince Paulo Troubetzkoy, and wife, Elin Sundström Troubetzkoy, are seated. Shaw kisses her hand, shakes hands with the Prince, and introduces a gentleman accompanying him. The four sit and chat, while petting one of the Prince's two white dogs. (The Prince loves animals greatly and is, accordingly, a vegetarian, as is his friend GB Shaw.) Closeups of Shaw conversing with Troubetzkoy. The Prince points out beauty spots of famed Lake Maggiore. Mountains and clouds in background. Shaw poses while sculptur Troubetzkoy works on a bust of him. Mrs. Troubetzkoy approaches and Shaw turns to speak to her, and smiles when the Prince chastises him for breaking his pose. This happens again. The prince and Shaw look at the bust and seem to be satisfied with the likeness.

Location: Suna Italy
Date: 1926
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051998
King George VI dedicates memorial to his father, George V, at Wellington Barracks.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon attend ceremonies at Wellington Barracks. A memorial to the King’s late father, King George V, in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks (The Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1E 6HQ, United Kingdom). The British King and Queen leave the car outside Wellington Barracks. Foot Guards lined up.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1937, April 20
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052021
U.S. 10th Air Jungle Rescue Detachment performs Rescue mission behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War 2

10th Air Jungle Rescue Detachment mission in Burma, during World War Two. U.S. Airmen talk in front of jeep bearing Letters "AJR" on its windshield.. They examine a map. Ground crew pull props through on B-25 Mitchell bomber and clean gun turret canopies. View of pilots inside cockpit of B-25 in flight over jungle. A jungle rescue team discusses mission in front of a Sikorsky YR-4B helicopter parked at field. Pilot, Lieutenant Carter Harmon, climbs into cockpit of the helicopter. Ground crew seen pulling props through on a B-25. Views from inside a B-25 flying over jungle. The object of rescue is is seen. (TSgt Ed "Murphy" Hladovcak of the 1st Air Commandos, piloting a Stinson L-1 Vigilant with three wounded British soldiers on board, had been forced down behind Japanese lines, several miles from Mawlu, Burma.) Two B-25s are seen parked on a rough field. A white tent is nearby and many Burmese people are seen. Airmen are seen around a B-25. Brief view of happy airmen inside a vehicle. (Note: This is probably the first use of a helicopter for a combat rescue. )

Location: Burma
Date: 1944, April 25
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052231
Officers collected from ground, Naval and Air Force work collectively at the National War College, Washington DC.

The Joint Operations Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. Seminars conducted at the National War College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Officers collected from ground, Naval and Air Force work collectively. Officers examine globe, read books and attend medical service classes. Officers enter into building. Officers play pool (billiards). Door Sign reads 'Student Committee Room'. Officers seated in a round table conference. Officers attend the War College in Washington DC. Civilian and Army officers meet each other at school. Officers attend classes at the Industrial College of Armed Forces. Officers examine a chart in room. Officers in a aircraft factory examine aircraft being assembled. Officers observe workers assembling a truck. Officers confer in a library with books on nearby shelves. Officers eat together in dining facilities and play handball. Military caps of different services on a hat rack. Massive columns of US Army soldiers and military vehicles, artillery, tanks, and tank destroyers parade on a street (possibly New York City) possibly at end of World War 2 or near that time. Military bomber aircraft in flight in formation overhead. The United States and British flags fluttering side by side in a breeze.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1947
Duration: 3 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052262
King George V on horseback. King George V and Queen Mary on a ship. Edward, Prince of Wales reviews Gordon Highlanders

King George V on horseback in London. Very brief view of King George V and Queen Mary, disembarking from a ship. Queen mary is starting up the gangplank, while King George stands near a British Admiral.Other passengers are seen on deck. Gordon Highlanders on parade in field. Edward, Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief , is seen in Highlander uniform, standing with the Regiment's Colonel, reviewing the parade.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1919
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052471
President Wilson, Italian PM Vittorio Emmanuele Orlando, Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George at Paris Peace Conference.

The interior of building shows dignitaries in Paris Peace Conference of 1919. United States President Wilson, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, and British Prime Minister David Lloyd George are seated at a long table. President Woodrow Wilson, Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Emmanuele Orlando, Prime Minister Clemenceau, and Prime Minister David Lloyd George step outdoors. The four leaders pose outside the building.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1919
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052477
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