French infantrymen rush to defend a Belgian town during World War I. French soldiers advance towards the front to defend the town against the German attack. Buildings along a side of a street. Soldiers fire rifles hiding behind barricades.
Cavalry of the British 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Service Squadron, attached to the 36th (Ulster) Division on the Western Front in World War 1. Soldiers are seen assembling simple rafts with poles and canvas bag floats. Then members of the Squadron, with their horses, are seen lined up along a road overlooking a river. Cavalrymen proceed, four at time, to ride across the river with their personal gear, including saddles, as they are pulled across by those already on the other side.
Street scenes in Antwerp Belgium at end of World War II show the façade of Antwerp Central Station (Antwerpen-Centraal, Koningin Astridplein 27, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium). The Boerentoren, or “Farmer’s Tower” (Boerentoren, Schoenmarkt 35 2000 Antwerp Belgium), in Antwerp city center. Trams on the street. Pedestrians pass by the Hôtel Métropole ( Leysstraat 27/29, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium). A streetlight in front of the Hôtel Métropole. The Het Steen (Steenplein 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) medieval fortress of Antwerp. Belgian civilians visit a park. A horse-drawn cart and some automobiles move on the road in Antwerp city center. The two uneven gothic towers of the Cathedral of Our Lady (Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) are seen in the background.
Bell Telephone television advertisement depicts the cost of telephone calls over years from 1915 to 1970. Pictures of streets and houses in Boston. Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell. The cost of telephone from 20.70 dollars in 1915 reduced to 70 cents in 1970. Rapid paced montage of images (some still and some motion) from 1915 to 1970. Poster reads 'Japan at War'. Man and woman dance. Missile launched from launch pad. Aircraft parked on runway. The cost of long distance telephone charges reduced over the years. Different types of telephones seen in 1970.
German shells exploding on Mount Rouge, in Flanders, during World War 1. (The so-called Mount Rouge is one of several hills in this relatively flat region.) Some of the shells burst in the air. But most strike the ground and raise considerable smoke and dust. Buildings can be seen in the background, and crops and trees in the vicinity, as well as lines of barbed wire on the hill itself.
A British 60 pounder artillery piece mired in mud in Flanders during World War 1. British soldiers try to pull it out unsuccessfully. They then use planks and a jack to lift the sunken wheel. Once freed, they maneuver the gun into position.