Aftermath of German blitz bombings in England during World War II. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon meet people after German bombardment of London. Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon touches a child’s hand as she engages with a crowd. The king and queen speak to the people in the street and enter a building.
Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, being interviewed by Eugene Lyons (unseen). Lyons was United Press International (UPI) correspondent in Moscow, and the first Western correspondent to be granted an interview with Stalin.
King George VI of the United Kingdom and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon take a tour of ammunition and gun factories in Scotland during World War II. The King and Queen of the United Kingdom visit strategic ammunition and gun factories. King George VI speaks to officials. Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon view machinery. Crowds of Scottish factory workers cheering. A white-hot steel is being turned into armor plates for ships and tanks. A slab of steel is lowered to a furnace. King George VI watch how steel is molten inside a furnace.
Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) attends a ball at the University of London. The Queen Mother leads a ball, following the award of degrees at the University of London. People dance in the ballroom.
Two famous theater artists, Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels arrive in Detroit. Crowd can be seen around. Both of them pose for photos before getting into car.
The 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy en route from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, California. The Convoy of U.S. Army trucks is seen moving slowly, over the Lyons-Fulton Bridge across the Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa. While crossing the bridge, the convoy is led by an open car displaying an American flag, followed by a bicyclist. Pedestrians walk along side walkway crossing the bridge in the opposite direction. The convoy of Army trucks driving along a highway after crossing the Mississippi. Sign at side of road reads: "Bay State." Sign on one truck reads: "Frisco." Trucks display logo of U.S. Army Corps of engineers. The convoy driving along a road parallel to a railroad line. Next sequence shows one truck attempting to pull another that has been mired down in mud, in Nebraska. After some effort, the truck is successfully pulled out of the mud.
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