Policeman driving motorcycle along Route 1 South in Washington, D.C. Black 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon running stop sign to merge onto Rt. 1 South. Motorcycle passes Hecht Company truck before siren is turned on to catch stop sign runner. 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon pulling over to side of the road. Annoyed motorist checks his wristwatch. Police on motorcycle approaching as seen in car rear view mirror. A slice of burned toast is tossed at a man who is seated, eating breakfast. He is holding and reading a newspaper while eating. Man makes a disappointed face after drinking bad coffee. Man hurriedly leaving for work after checking his watch and grabbing his newspaper and cigarettes. Black 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon waiting at railroad crossing. Traffic jam in Washington, D.C. street with many cars waiting to move, including a Volkswagen Beetle and other 1960s vehicles. The man huffs in frustration as he looks out car window at bank's outdoor temperature display sign reading 92 degrees fahrenheit. Driver giving license to policeman. Police officer giving license back to driver and explaining the citation, before holding up traffic to allow driver of 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon to re-enter traffic. View of vehicle's 1967 Virginia license plate 235-560.
Street signs showing New Jersey Avenue and N.W. L Street in Washington DC at night. A thief snatches a purse from a woman waiting at a bus stop at night. Woman attempts to run after thief. Hands searching a a street location file cabinet at police headquarters. A police officer pushes pins into an Oakland, CA spot map. Highway engineers consults a spot map in urban traffic planning. Engineer's hands using ruler for a new traffic plan Vacant lot with a frozen puddle and discarded tire in the Washington, D.C. area. A small house sitting beside a new modern building under construction at N Taylor Street and 4201 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 Sign hanging outside 4201 Lee Highway apartment building reads, “NOW RENTING RENTAL OFFICE OPEN WEEK-ENDS”. In a Washington D.C. street with row houses, a dilapidated house bears a sign saying, “Rooms and Apts. Apply ACME RENTAL COMPANY 1011 7th ST., N.W.”. A closed factory with boarded windows. Some glass windows shattered in factory building. Wrecking ball smashes a wall in a derelict building being demolished in an urban renewal project. A police officer inspects a building at night. View of a Police Beat Location map color-coded according to level of police activity with montage of police on patrol in the city.
Dramatization. A pair of burglars breaks into a TV and radio repair shop at night. Burglars shine flashlight on door as they pry it open with a crow bar. Burglars looking in cash register and file cabinet. Burglar pulls out a metal cash box. Burglar pries open the metal cash box, stealing wads of dollars. A burglar steals a portable radio from a shelf. View of cash box with only receipts remaining. Close up of police report complaint of burglary. Policeman opens a Type of Crime File file cabinet, searching through index cards. Policeman finds a card from index file, writing down notes. A bar chart depicting types of crimes committed from April to June. A policeman blows whistle, directs traffic in Washington, D.C. A police officer hands a notice to a man at his front door. Police officer and citizens a woman who has fallen on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C. Police chief presents a report to a city council, showing a line chart.
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Lucé-sous-Ballon France during World War 2. Road sign reads “D. 123 Lucé sous Ballon”. French soldiers converge outside a shop at 7 Rue Louis Louaze 72290 Lucé-sous-Ballon, at the intersection of D123 and Le Grand Champ du Sablon. Sign on the wall of the shop says “Chocolat Menier”. A motorcycle is parked outside the shop. A French woman holding a “Cross of Lorraine” (symbol of Free France and French resistance against Nazi Germany) distributes chocolates from her basket. French woman smiling. Two soldiers kiss the French woman’s cheeks. French soldiers, vehicles and locals crowd outside the café. Two French Red Cross soldiers in an armored vehicle receive a bucket of water. Convoy of Free French soldiers continues down Le Grand Champ du Sablon as they leave Lucé-sous-Ballon
General Charles de Gaulle presents the French Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. At the entrance of the Paris City Hall (Paris Hôtel de Ville Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France), soldiers, Republican Guards, and civilians gather to witness the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Army stands beside the United States flag. A Military Policeman salutes. As the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Liberation, General Charles de Gaulle delivers a speech beside the Paris coat of arms. French politician André le Troquer holds the Paris coat of arms as General de Gaulle talks. Allied generals watch the ceremony. A giant Cross of Liberation, illuminated by spotlights, is unveiled on the pediment of the Hôtel de Ville. Troops salute and sing “la marseillaise”. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc smiling during the ceremony. General Charles de Gaulle, with the Paris City Committee, important French politicians such as André le Troquer and Admiral Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu (also known as Father Louis of the Trinity, O.C.D.), the chancellor of the Ordre de la Libération, pose in front of the Hôtel de Ville.
Crowds watching a Muslim man brandishes a sword during Palm Sunday in Jerusalem. Slide reads “About 610 A.D. Mahommed proclaimed the religion of Islam. In 637 A.D. the Khalif Omar conquered Jerusalem.”. Muslim men crowd to commemorate the Siege of Jerusalem by Caliph Umar in 636-637. Some Muslim men hold flags during a procession honoring Moses, revered in Islam as a prophet. Muslim men brandishing swords during a parade. Muslim followers outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. Minaret of the Dome of the Rock. Jewish pilgrims praying in front of the Western Wall, the only remains of the Second Temple of the Jews. Veiled Jewish women weeping and praying in front of the Western Wall. Christian followers attend a ceremony on the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Christian Quarter, Jerusalem, Israel). Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Timotheus I of Jerusalem (Timotheus Themelis), blessing pilgrims.
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