Activities of Displaced Person camp personnel and refugees in Europe around end of World War II. A sign board reads "Medicin" on a doorway. Doctors examine displaced persons and refugees in a hospital. Doctors perform physical examination of a woman and a boy. Woman applies lice decontamination powder agent to refugees standing in a line. The camp personnel, through the Red Cross and the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) give shoes to an old man and clothing to a needy child. A man rings a large gong bell at a DP camp calling refugees to a meal. The camp personnel serve food to the displaced persons in a large dining hall. Women and children seen in line receiving bowls of steaming hot food and drink. A sign board outside an office reads "Office of Military Detachment D3FI". Officers at desks interview the displaced persons. A Russian man from a German camp is interviewed through a translator. He wears a star on his jacket. A displaced French woman is interviewed by an American soldier. Group of displaced Polish men sit together and smoke, relax and chat in quarters with their countrymen. A man fills details in a duty roster form assigning displaced Polish persons daily routine activities in their quarters. In a Belgian citizens area, people play and chat. A girl sits next to a woman relaxing on a bed. A doctor examines a baby.
Activities of school children in Vienna, Austria. The school children receive noon day meal in the schoolyard. The children eat lunch. A woman feeds soup to a child. The children enter the school building.
Food aid for German and Austrian children soon after the end of World War 2 in Europe. British trucks loaded with food containers drive up to a school building in Vienna, Austria. A British truck approaches the school building. A large crowd of civilians gathered on the streets. Men unload the food containers from the trucks. A truck loaded with the food containers drives past through the streets. Trees on either sides of the streets. An open truck filled with bread drives past along a street. A line of school children marches through the streets. Buildings on either sides of the streets.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito visits his father's tomb in Tokyo, Japan, after World War II. Mountain ranges. Emperor Hirohito arrives at the tomb of his father, Emperor Taisho, located in Hachiozi-City, west suburbs of Tokyo. Emperor Hirohito steps from his car. Officers greet and receive him. They proceed down the steps and visit the tomb. Trees in the background. (Note: Upon his death in 1989, Emperor Hirohito was also buried at the same sacred precincts near Emperor Taisho's tomb.)
Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the First Automobile Race in Chicago, United States. Various historic and vintage automobiles are seen. Man seated in a Schacht Model K Runabout, circa 1909. A 1905 Curved Dash Oldsmobile is featured in the race. A Stanley Steamer is seen driving on the road, as steam blasts out the front of the vehicle, and tall buildings of Chicago skyline are in background. Men drive 30 car models in the parade of old automobiles. The weather is cold and many drivers are bundled up to stay warm in the open air cars.
A rodeo show at the Meiji Shrine stadium in Tokyo, Japan. American Occupation Forces present a rodeo show at the stadium. A band plays on the field in the stadium. For an opening act, Lieutenant Dick Ryan, former Hollywood stuntman, does some fancy stepping and riding on "First Frost" one of Emperor Hirohito's horses. This is followed by traditional "bronc bustin" and steer riding events. One rider is thrown by a horse, and several are thrown by steers. (Note: The stadium was re-constructed and dedicated as the National Stadium, where the opening ceremony of the 28th Olympic games was held on October 10,1964 and where various track and field games and the closing ceremony were also held.)
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