American Friends Service Committee (Quakers) relief efforts in Germany following World War 1 during a time of food shortages and economic devastation. Virchow hospital building seen. Children form a ring and sing in garden. Lyrics to the song they sing are shown on a printed page. It is a song of thanks to the Quaker people who provide them assistance. Two children seen sitting on a bed. Nursing and expectant mothers are seen sewing to earn income. Children sit on a table to eat, in a Kindergarten school.
River front and the Royal Castle of Saxony seen in Dresden. The offices of 'American Friends Service Committee' (Quakers) located in Royal Castle of Saxony. American staff seen entering past barbed wire entanglements which are for protection of the castle. Physicians examine hungry, undernourished and malnourished German children during time of economic calamity and food shortages in Germany following World War 1. Several children sit on benches. A doctor examines a girl using a stethoscope. Boys file into a room for weight and height examination, confirming undernourished children.
Models at the Elsa Schiaparelli fashion show at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany (HOTEL BAYERISCHER HOF Promenadeplatz 2-6 D-80333 München). Models in catwalk wear Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli's creations. A model wearing an elegant evening gown. Men from the audience watching models. People sit on chairs and watch the show as the models walk and display dresses from Elsa Schiaparelli Winter Collection. A lady is seen applauding.
View of Export Show Building at Munich in Germany. Several people seen standing in front of the building. A man seen riding his bicycle. Sign in German and English language reads 'Export Schau' and 'Export Exhibition' respectively. General Eisenhower enters the car after visiting the show. General Eisenhower, General Joseph McNarney and other officers leaving grounds of Export Show.
General Eisenhower inspects porcelain exhibits at an export show in Munich, Germany, not long after the end of World War 2. Several porcelain tea sets and vases seen arranged on tables covered with a table cloth. General Eisenhower inspects a motor bike at exhibition. He answers questions of news men. General Eisenhower and General Joseph T. McNarney leave in open cars. Sign reading 'Export Schau' in German and 'Export Exhibition' in English.
General Eisenhower at an Export Show trade exhibition in Munich, Germany. Housewares including toy trains, leather shoes, bags, earthenware and glassware on display. General Eisenhower along with other visitors at the porcelain exhibit. People laughing, talking and observing objects. Glass wares and other household objects seen arranged on tables at the Export Show, held soon after the end of World War 2 in an effort to help spark German commerce.
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