Prime Minister and Fascist leader Benito Mussolini addresses the Italian people before the invasion of Ethiopia in Rome, Italy. Benito Mussolini looks down from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza di S. Marco, 49, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). He speaks to a huge crowd gathered in Piazza San Marco in downtown Rome.
View of the Janiculum campus of the Pontifical North American College (Via del Gianicolo, 14, 00165 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome, Italy. Francis Cardinal Spellman, of New York, stepping from a car accompanied by Bishops. Other American Bishops arriving. Pope Pius XII arriving with entourage of officials and Vatican guards. The Pope enters a sanctuary and proceeds down an aisle to the altar, where he prays momentarily, then turns around and blesses those in attendance. Views from high above in rear of church. Group of young priests kneel at the altar. The Pope and entourage proceed down the halls of the College. Cardinals and Bishops mingle with one another and with priests and nuns, some of whom stoop to kiss Cardinal Spellman's ring. Pope Pius XII continues his walk along the halls, blessing those around as he passes. Vatican guard salutes as the Pope departs in a car.
United States President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy visit Rome, Italy after attending the Economic Summit in France. President Reagan and Nancy exit a car in Rome. President Reagan shakes hands with two cardinals. President Reagan, Nancy Reagan and Secretary of State Alexander Haig meet Pope John Paul II in Vatican City. President Ronald Reagan and the Pope each give short speeches. Later, the President visits the Quirinal Palace (Piazza del Quirinale, 00187 Roma RM, Italy) to meet Italian President Sandro Pertini.
Pope Pius XI performs the Orbis et Urbis Service in Rome, Italy. A crowd of 150,000 pilgrims kneel and pray in front of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Pope Pius XI, wearing the Papal Tiara, conducts the religious ceremony. The pope blesses the crowd from the balcony of the Papal Archbasilica.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini convenes non-resident Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) fascist youth in Rome, Italy. 5000 members of the Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) joyfully jump out from their tents, run around camp group. Italians, living outside Rome, send their children to a fascist youth camp in Rome to learn about Fascist values and its vision for a “New Italy”. Benito Mussolini, wearing a crisp white summer suit, talks with other Fascists officials. Balilla youth wave their hats in anticipation for Mussolini’s arrival. Balilla youth give a Roman Salute to Mussolini. Benito Mussolini speaks to the young Balilla children.
1961 women's fashion in Italy. A woman wearing a white hooded poncho walks up the Piazza del Campidoglio or Capitoline Square in Rome, Italy. She takes off her poncho. Another model shows off her coat at the Altare della Patria/Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Piazza Venezia, Rome. The Palazzo Venezia is seen in the background. Another model at the Foro Romano. A woman poses in front of the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in Capitoline Hill. A model in front of the Roman Colosseum. Models display fashion wears designed by top Italian designers at different landmarks in Rome.
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