U.S. Arms Experts develop powerful weapons. U.S. Bomber aircraft B-25 on ground. A 75 mm cannon fired from the B-25 Bomber. The 75 mm field piece was used during World War I and later mounted on tanks. Parachute bombs used for low level bombing. Parachute delays bomb descent and help the plane escape from bomb blast. U.S. Army Officers observe mass artillery barrage by rapid firing.
Views of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Budapest, Hungary. Cardinal József Mindszenty and retinue enter St. Stephen's Cathedral (Budapest, Szent István tér 1, 1051 Hungary). Dark interior of cathedral. Cardinal Mindszenty, priests, and sacristans leaving the cathedral. Cardinal in procession during festival. Cardinal Mindszenty blesses the crowd outside St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Several graves in woods, marked with wooden crosses. Hungarian Communist Leader Mathius Rakosi speaks. Photograph of Cardinal during his trial in Hungary. Comparison of Cardinal Mindszenty's signatures made in 1947 with that ostensibly signed to his confession in 1949. Massed American flags carried by members of the American Legion, in May Day loyalty Parade passing Central Park, in New York City. Small parade of Communists Sympathizers in New York. People carry banners reading: "Against KKK; Against War Bases in Africa; Against Universal Military Training; The Soviet Union Wants Peace; Return to Roosevelt's Peace Policy." One man carries a sign "Hail the State of Israel." Roman Catholic priests lead 'Procession of protests' against Communist Russia at the New York Polo grounds.
Excerpts from concert performed by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right hand in World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Concerto For The Left Hand, in Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, January 17, 1933. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, for the occasion, with right sleeve hanging loose. He wears glasses and plays on a Baldwin grand piano. Camera views mostly from above keyboard and performer. Wittgenstein bows for camera, while seated, at end of performance.
Excerpts from concert by Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, who lost his right arm during World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, and wears glasses. Camera focuses exclusively upon his hand while playing. View of Baldwin piano.
United States Congressmen including Senator Edward Kennedy visit refugee camps in South Vietnam. Edward Kennedy talking to the South Vietnamese. South Vietnamese refugees and youth gathered to watch the visitors. Banners hang in the air. Native children wave the United States flags. Boxes of supply and aid from the United States. A center at Hoakhanh near Danang Military Base shelters civilians driven away from their homes by Vietcong. (Vietnam War period).
View of Paris Opera House. German occupation force soldiers mingle with French population, at metro station Opera, in Paris. Children are selling flowers. Automobiles on the street. Buildings in the background. (World War II period).
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