British statesmen in Rome, Italy. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Lord Home are escorted to meet Pope John XXIII. Swiss Guards stand in a corridor. Pope John XXIII welcomes the Prime Minister. A portrait of Pope Pius in the Clementine Hall.
Equipment and activities of United States Army engineers in Naples, Italy during World War II. View of Naples after bombardment. Mount Vesuvius seen in the background. Wreckage and destroyed warehouse buildings in Port of Naples. Damaged ships listing on harbor. Supplies being unloaded at repaired docks. Italian civilians gather water on the streets from puddles and open manhole. Engineers pump water from the Gulf of Naples. Crowds gather for water supply. Italian civilians gathering free water from pipes. Workers repair a wall. Engineers restore Naples’ water supply system. Views of the Volturno River with strong currents. A soldier rescued from drowning in the Volturno River. United States Army engineers and soldiers build a pontoon bridge over the Volturno River.
A midget plane being tested in Rome, Italy. A midget plane with its tail in front parked on a filed. A man turns the propellers of the plane. Pilot in the cockpit ready for test flight. Aircraft takes off and in flight.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini rides a horse in Rome, Italy. Mussolini and a man ride horses. Mussolini practices hurdle jumping. The horse jumps over the hurdles.
The third anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini arrives at St. Peter's Basilica to meet Pope Pius XI (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). An official party accompanied by Corazzieri (Carabinieri mounted division) escorts arrives. Mussolini gets off from a staff car. The flag of Vatican City is hoisted outside a building. Papal Swiss guards in colorful uniform accompany the officials down the Raphael Galleries to meet Pope Pius XI. Church bells ringing. Mussolini leaves after meeting the Pope as crowds cheer.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and Kurt Schuschnigg hold talks in Florence, Italy. Mussolini in a pilot suit shakes hands with Austrian Premier Kurt Schuschnigg as other officials stand in the background. The officials salute Mussolini as he leaves after the talks. Mussolini dons flight gear and boards an aircraft. Schuschnigg smiles. The aircraft taxis along a field and takes off for Rome.
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