Scenes from Florence, Italy, early in World War 2. Bridges spanning over the River Arno. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the bridges such as Ponte alla Carraia and St. Trinity Bridge. Florence Cathedral distant in the background. The tower of the Palazzo Vecchio is also seen. A guard on duty outside an historic building. Scenes of buildings and chapels high in the surrounding Senese Clavey Hills.
Heavy floods inundate the city of Florence, Italy, caused by flooding of the Arno River on November 4, 1966. A man views immense erosion on the side of the Arno River caused by floodwaters. Trucks parked outside the Florence National Central Library. Piles of books and manuscripts destroyed by floods. Conservators flip through pages of a book. Workers try to clean and restore famous art works by Italian Renaissance artists.
A fashion show in Florence, Italy. Models display the ready to wear garments at the Pitti Palace (Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy). Models wear oversized sunglasses. A model walks down the catwalk wearing a velvet gown by Pino Lancetti. A model with a hooped coiffure wears a coat by Emilio Pucci. Two Italian women talk to each other while watching the fashion show. A model displays a coat by Gregoriana, an Italian fashion brand. A model walks with a dog on the ramp. Models wear corkscrew hats.
American Football (also known as Gridiron) in Florence, Italy. Players dressed in medieval dresses convene at the Piazza della Signoria (P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy). Italian spectators are seated in the stand to watch the match. Players get on the field and the game starts. Contestants playing American Football at the Piazza della Signoria.
A fashion show at the Pitti Palace (Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy) in Florence, Italy. Models walk on a ramp in different deluxe ready to wear garments in the Pitti Palace ballroom. Italian models wearing oversized sunglasses and whimsical costumes. Italian models showing off fashionable velvet gowns, skirts, coats, hats, and sunglasses with different hairstyles. A model walks with a small dog. Spectators watch the fashion show.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini visit Florence, Italy. Soldiers in uniform and civilians gathered at the Piazza Della Signoria. Men blow trumpets with Florentine fleur-de-lis banners in the Piazza della Signoria. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini look out at the crowd from a decorated balcony in the Palazzo Vecchio (P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy). The German and the Italian flags on poles on the balcony. (World War II period).
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