Officers walk with prisoners during the exchange of prisoners at Jordan-Israel border, several weeks after the Arab-Israeli Six Day War. Two soldiers take an injured prisoner. Prisoners cross Allenby Bridge during the exchange program. Two israeli pilots and 424 Jordanian troops go to their respective homelands in a swap supervised by the Red Cross.
This film is in two parts: The Cedars of Lebanon and The history of Israel. The first part of the film is Lebanon Mountains and buildings. Cedar trees in a gorge of Kadisha Valley. Stones kept in front of a 900 year old tree and is looked after by a Maronite priest. A Maronite chapel. People come out of the chapel. Trees inscribed with the names of famous men who visited them. Second Part of film is in Israel: The Onrus River. A water wheel which irrigates the fields. The stones in a temple. Men dig earth to take out stones. The comparison of an area with a model of the Solomon's Temple. The north east corner of the Solomon's model. The south east corner of the area. The model of the Solomon's Temple. A wall under the temple. An aerial view of the city. The back view of the Solomon's Temple. An animated map shows the division of the temple between Israel and Judea after the death of Solomon.
A United Nations Security Council session held in Lake Success, New York during the Cold War. Representatives of different nations are seated. One delegate takes his seat and speaks about the Communist Coup of February 1948 in Czechoslovakia and Czech refugees.
Jewish prisoners are returned to Israeli authorities in Palestine during 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Arabs standing at a sandbagged position. Men at artillery guns. Israeli officers and soldiers arrive. Jewish prisoners arrive. The Red Cross supervises the humanitarian transfer.
Eugene Claude Harmon wins the 1948 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. Golf players hit balls on the golf course. The golf players include Eugene Claude Harmon, Lloyd Mangrum, Emmett Cary Middlecoff, and Bobby Locke. Spectators watch the tournament. Claude Harmon wins the Masters Tournament. He receives a trophy. Cary Middlecoff places second.
Newsreel clip looking back at the life of baseball's greatest player, Babe Ruth, after his death from cancer on August 16, 1948. Ruth speaks to the camera. Outside view of Yankee Stadium (1 E 161 St, Bronx, NY 10451, United States) in New York. Young boys watch in the stands. Ruth swats a home run. Spectators stand and cheer as Ruth runs around the bases. Ruth wipes his face with a towel. Ruth surrounded by two police officers and large group of children, eating hot dogs and ice cones. Ruth gives a baseball bat to a young boy. An older Ruth climbs out of a 1940s-style car, walks into a doctor's office. A group of kids wait for him outside on the steps. The scene shifts to Ruth's late-in-life visit to Yankee Stadium. Ruth puts on his old #3 Yankee uniform, emerges from the tunnel to a huge ovation from fans. He tips his cap, stands on field as Yankees pay tribute.