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Queen Elizabeth II unveils the National Memorial Statue of her father, King George VI, at Carlton Gardens in London, United Kingdom
A large crowd of officials and spectators gathered at Carlton Gardens, London England. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom unveils the National Memorial Statue of the King George VI (The Royal Academy of Engineering, 3-4 Carlton House Terrace, St. James's, London SW1Y 5DG, United Kingdom) in London, England. Queen Elizabeth, holding an umbrella, pulls a rope to remove a Union Jack covering the statue of her late father, King George VI. The statue of King George VI was sculpted by Scottish artist William McMillan. The flag of the United Kingdom flutters above. Trees in the background. The Queen addresses the crowd. View of the Statue of George VI.
Wartime nutrition public service film focuses on improving nutrition of American and British people. Also shows British war scenes.
Film on importance of good food and good eating habits during World War 2. Sweeping views of open farm land in the United States. Wheat harvesting by a harvester machine on a farm. Corn picked from stalks. Pigs in a pen. Cattle eat at a trough. Fish leaping on deck of a boat after being emptied from a net. Butcher weighs meat on a scale for a woman customer. Grocer puts meat, sugar, eggs, and other rationed items in a grocery bag. Scene changes to England, probably London, with smoking rubble on the ground from a blitz bombing run by German forces during World War 2. British firemen pour water on a blaze from fire hoses. A queue of British women and children citizens waits to receive food aid. Many of the British civilians look tired. A girl holds a large doll in her arms. A woman with a bandaged head holds a young girl child. Scene shows a British family at a table eating ration reduced portions of eggs, butter, and cheese. A British scientist holds a beaker and adds it to a large food preparation drum, adding vitamin enriched material to a food such as margarine, to aid with improving nutrition despite scarcity in the United Kingdom during World War 2. A box of butter is shown. Hand flips butter packet over to show label "Contains Vitamins A and D". British staples such as a wheat bread loaf and also beans, peas, and cereals are credited by the narrator as being "nerve conditioners, at a time when iron nerves are needed most." Footage of a British paratrooper in training jumping from a British aircraft. Next scene is in a steel mill as British men wearing protective glasses use shovels near a furnace. Scene of a British woman receiving cod liver oil and milk as a ration for a young child. Grocer at produce stand hangs sign saying "no tomatoes". But a victory garden sign behind shows someone pushing a shovel into the earth. People are shown working in victory gardens to grow fresh vegetables. All ages of older men and women and young children in England are shown working to tend victory gardens in plots large and small. Soldiers beneath a barrage balloon tend a garden with hoes. Scene in a community kitchen with a group of British citizens eating a meal. Next scene shows Americans in a restaurant and then in a diner ordering food at the diner counter. A woman orders and coffee is poured for her and two donuts are served. Narrator notes that the food nutrition choices made by many Americans are not good, and notes that malnutrition saps the strength of Americans. A woman secretary is seen typing and being frustrated and tired. A man welding lifts his helmet and rubs his head and face in exhaustion. A doctor and nurse examine and treat an eye of an American war worker. A U.S. Army recruitment or induction center is shown, with new recruits receiving medical examinations. Doctor uses a tongue depressor and examines a person's throat. A blood pressure machine takes a reading. An eye chart is shown. Doctor uses a stethoscope on a recruit's chest. Group of U.S. Army soldiers marching in formation. A group of new citizen recruits without uniforms marches.
U.S. troops get off a landing craft as explosions occur during a joint amphibious training at Woolacombe Beach in Devon, England.
A joint amphibious training of the United States Army and the Navy at Woolacombe Beach in Devon, England during World War II. A view of the harbor as the sun sets behind the clouds. Troops disembark from a landing craft and wade through water to reach the beach. Explosions occur in the foreground. Smoke rises due to the explosions. Soldiers lying down on the beach to escape the explosions. SHS ( Kingdom of Yugoslavia) troops approach barbed wires. A United States Army jeep at the beach as the soldiers try to climb up a slope. The soldiers carry a machine gun on a tripod.
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.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the UK talk with crew of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17, "Memphis Belle" on an airfield in England
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom meet and speak with crew of B-17, "Memphis Belle," after completion of 25 bombing missions, during World War Two. A convoy of Rolls Royce cars carrying the King and Queen and other officials, arrives at an airfield. King George speaks with the crew. Honor Guard presents arms during the Royal Party's arrival. The crew lined up in front of the "Memphis Belle." The King and the Queen speak with both air and ground crews of the B-17.
USCGC Campbell rides along supply ship in the UK, during World War II
USS Campbell tying up to a supply ship in the United Kingdom, during World War 2. Views of the USCGC (US Coast Guard Cutter) Campbell, tying up to an anchored British supply vessel in the UK, during World War 2. A British Flower Class Corvette, in camouflage paint, seen briefly passing behind the two ships. Hills in the near background. Crew members on both ships raising hawser out of the water.
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