Views of unusable salt marshes in Apulia, Italy. All able bodied men of the region band together in valiant effort to drain and reclaim salt march land for cultivation. People in town of Apulia leaving residences and walking through town carrying hand tools. They commence the effort in a procession led by local Priest to invoke God's blessing on the endeavor. View of church bell ringing in town church spire. Procession of men and women walking through old town street and piazza areas. They succeed with their hand tools, and cultivate the reclaimed land. View of men carrying seed bags and casting seed by hand into the newly prepared farm fields. Storm clouds overhead. Heavy rain falling. Men in jackets and hats in old town standing under overhangs in heavy rain. Heavy rains destroy their efforts and the salt marshes return. Now, they try again, with aid of heavy equipment: tractors, and bulldozers, that can do more than simple hand tools. View of heavy earth moving equipment from Italy and from the United States, driving down into salt marsh area to commence work to reclaim the salt marshes.
A Fascist parade in Rome, Italy. Italian Fascists holding flags in hands and a large wreath in front of the Victor Emmanuel II Monument or Altar of the Fatherland (Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). A Fascist convention in Piazza del Popolo. A big wreath is placed at the Victor Emmanuel II Monument.
The funeral of Samuel Cardinal Stritch in Rome, Italy. A car drives past the North American College in Rome (Via del Gianicolo, 14, 00165 Roma RM, Italy). Priests in black cassocks enter the North American College to attend the funeral of Cardinal Stritch. Cardinals, priests, and nuns pay their last respects to Samuel Cardinal Stritch. View of Cardinal Stritch's body lying in state in a room.
The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is moved with a winch at the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. Statues at the Michelangelo-designed Piazza del Campidoglio (Piazza del Campidoglio 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Shot of scaffolding around large statue of the horse. The statue of Marcus Aurelius sits on scaffolding. The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is moved with a winch to the Capitoline Museum at the Capitoline Hill.
European swimmers gather for the 26th annual 'Across Rome' water race contest in Rome, Italy. Swimmers jump and swim across the Tiber River. Tugboats and few small boats escort the swimmers. Swimmers swim past the Castel Sant’angelo (Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy). Swimmers under the Ponte Sant'Angelo. Spectators on the riversides follow and cheer for the swimmers. Italian swimmer Renato Bacicalupo is the winner of the race.
Post war snapshots of Eboli, Italy in World War II. Signboard of Eboli is seen. Views of the Monumento Ai Caduti (Piazza della Repubblica, 84025 Eboli SA, Italy). A damaged building and an old woman walking in ruins. Destroyed buildings and people searching in ruins. Women carry water pots on their head walk through ruins. Scenes of wrecked buildings, people walking with their belongings and children sitting with old women in ruins.
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