Pan-American clipper carrying Wendell Willkie arrives in port of Lisbon, Portugal during World War II, on first leg of Willkie's journey to England in support of the lend-lease bill. Clipper arrives in harbor. Clipper near a pier. Boats in the foreground. Clipper comes in the harbor with Portuguese fishing boat.
Arrival of SS Excambion passenger liner (one of the "4 Aces" of American Export LIne) to New York from Lisbon, Portugal, during World War 2. Refugees and immigrants (many Jews seeking refuge from Nazi German persecution in World War 2) at rail of SS Excambion with New York City skyline and Statue of Liberty in the background. Refugees at rail. Refugees leave ship at pier.
Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. World wide demonstrations and protests against the military rule in Poland supported by Soviet government. A large crowd of demonstrators in Tokyo, Japan protests on roads carrying banners and their leader addresses on a microphone. A solidarity leader addresses an assembly of demonstrators in Lisbon, Portugal. Protesters assemble at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. Girls with Polish flags sing freedom songs. Hans Dietrich Gentscher from Federal Republic of Germany addresses the people assembled. U.S. Senator Henry Jackson and Dr Jerzy Milesewski support the solidarity and Polish people. A huge demonstration in London with people holding banners and placards in support of solidarity in Poland. Civilians demonstrate on the snow covered roads of Ottawa in Canada. People shout for freedom of Poland. A leader reads his speech. A large crowd assembled to support solidarity in Washington DC, United States. U.S. Ambassador to United Nations condemns the Soviet supported military rule in Poland. German Confederation Labor leader supports Polish solidarity during a summit in Germany. A crowd demonstrates in Philadelphia and marches for Polish solidarity. People in a church pray for freedom and prosperity of Polish people.
Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Ship Quest underway at sea after stopping at Lisbon, Portugal. The Quest underway in the Atlantic Ocean. View from Quest as it passes the five masted sailing ship "France II" (stated as"La France" in the film slates), the largest sailing ship in the world, as it approaches St. Paul Rocks off the coast of Brazil. (France II was built by Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde in Bordeaux, and was launched November 9, 1911.)
Brazilian Ambassador to Portugal in Portugal during World War II. Brazilian Ambassador reads newspaper in a room. His valet brings him coffee. Brazilian Ambassador reads a newspaper.
Leader of Spanish Monarchist Party takes refuge in Portugal. Gil Robles seated in his garden. His four children join him. Robles reads news about African occupation during World War II in Diario de Lisboa newspaper.