Arrival of United States President Woodrow Wilson and Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Physician to President Wilson. They arrive at Quai d' Orsay (37, Quai d'Orsay - 75007 Paris) - French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to attend a preliminary conference. President Woodrow Wilson bows his hat to greet the dignitaries. Other dignitaries arriving include Prime Minister of Italy Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Italian Foreign Minister Baron Sonnino, Secretary of United States Robert Lansing, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, British statesman Lord Arthur J. Balfour, American advisor of the supreme war council General Tasker H. Bliss, Prime Minister of France Georges B. Clemenceau, French Minister of Construction M. Loucher. View of Salle d' Horloge- the interior of the Quai d'Orsay where the conference was arranged. Cameramen with their camera mounted on stands seen standing. Reporters and guards can be seen. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Events during the Paris Peace Conference after World War I. The Big Four- Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Italy Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, President of United States Woodrow Wilson, and Prime Minister of France Georges Benjamin Clemenceau are seen. They were the dominant diplomatic figures in the Paris Peace Conference and played a major role in designing The Treaty of Versailles.
Second Italian-Ethiopian war. Italian troops enter and occupy Ethiopian village. Ethiopians observe without resisting. One Ethiopian waves a white flag of surrender. Ethiopian fighters stand at attention under a white flag as large numbers of Italian troops march by under the flag of the Kingdom of Italy.
Contestants of China, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom and United States walk on the ramp during the 1961 Miss World pageant at the Lyceum Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Miss World 1961 1st Runner-up Grace Li Shiu-ying (Republic of China) on stage. Miss World 1961 judges such as Bob Hope, Richard Todd, John Spencer-Churchill, Kathleen Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, and Countess Ethel Beatty, sit behind table. Large audience cheers the participants. Miss United Kingdom Rose Marie Franklin wins the competition and is crowned by Hollywood star Bob Hope. Winner and runners-up pose for photographs.
From the Ford Motor Company produced film, "Scenes From the World of Tomorrow" documenting the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York City. View of buildings of the New York World's Fair of 1940. The Brooklyn Bridge. Aerial view of Manhattan Island, New York City. Skyscrapers of New York City including the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building. New York Harbor and ships in the harbor. View of the buildings of the New York Worlds Fair in the distance in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, as seen from high in a skyscraper of New York City. The Fair's Trylon and Perisphere stand out. People walk along the sides of fountains and waterways at the fair. Crowds milling about, bands marching, dancers performing. Flags of many nations flying on the flag poles. Celebration of the 150th anniversary of George Washington, as the first President of the United States and a statue of George Washington. A bus moves on the street. Fountains and a small bridge near a waterway. Pavilions of nations of England, Japan, and Italy. The USA building and some of the buildings of U.S. States including Maine and Florida. Fountains and waterways of the fair. Woman and two girls eat ice cream cones. A Raymond Loewy - designed S1 experimental streamlined locomotive created for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Pavilions of American Telephone & Telegraph and of United States Steel Corporation, also of Westinghouse, Goodrich, Chrysler, and General Motors.
Delegates of the 7th Assembly of the League of Nations converse inside a hotel in Geneva, Switzerland. Press, media, and public wait outside to get a glimpse of the delegates. The delegates exit the hotel after the meeting. Shows several dignitaries including French statesman Aristide Briand; Signor Vittorio Scialoja, representative of Italy; Dr. Gustav Stresemann and German Delegation; the Japanese representative Mineichirō Adachi; Giuseppe Motta representing the Swiss Confederation; Count Sándor Apponyi of Hungary; Czechoslovakian Minister for Foreign Affairs Edvard Beneš with his staff.
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