Various ships in port of Lisbon, Portugal during World War II. Swiss boats in port of Lisbon. Swiss merchant marine. Swiss boats anchored at a port. Portuguese steamer Serpa Pinto in port. Boats sail. Portuguese fishermen in the foreground. Sails on water. Ships underway.
Crew of the United States Navy flying boat Curtiss NC-4 arrive in Lisbon, Portugal during the first transatlantic flight. Ship in Lisbon Harbor decorated with flags. View of the decorated ships. Signalman waves flags as Curtiss NC-4 approaches. Curtiss NC-4 in flight over the harbor. Curtiss NC-4 floats on water. Natives row boat near the Curtiss NC-4 floating.
International hairdressing contest in Portugal. Women having their hair done in front of mirrors by hairdressers. Judges look at women with different hair style after hairdos. Women with various different hairstyles.
Transmission of news in Lisbon about Allied occupation in Africa during World War II. Exterior of Havas News Agency. Portuguese and French flags outside. Interior office of O.F.I. In Havas agency shows editor Mr. Dany, chief collaborator Mr. Audibert and journalist Jean Fortenoy who was sent by French Prime Minister Pierre Laval and Germans to 'supervise' the Havas office. Mr. Audibert holds dispatch announcing occupation of Africa. Exteriors show street traffic of bicycles and fishmongers passing by. Interior of main office of Marconi, people send cables. Map on wall shows Marconi covers world. Reception room showing men sending cables. Machines receive cable from New York asking details of Kyron Taylor's visit to Lisbon. View of electrical equipment and machinery in the Marconi offices, where techinician in overalls checks instrument readings and records them on a clipboard. Outside view of the various transmitting towers and antennas of the Marconi Alfragide radio station near Lisbon.
Exterior of American Export Lines Office in Lisbon, Portugal. Interiors with refugees waiting to get tickets. American Nationality and export flags.
Port of Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese refugees embark the transport ship Serpa Pinto, during World War 2. Men, women, and children boading the refugee transport ship. The transport ship leaves the port into setting sun, as people wave at it from shore. Clip ends with separate shot of American Export Line refugee ship, the Excalibur at the dock. (This ship was taken over by the U.S. Navy during World War 2 and renamed the USS Joseph Hewes, AP-50)
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