Hippie protesters walking through the streets of Washington, D.C. as they join the May Day Protests on early Monday morning, May 3rd, 1971 to protest the Vietnam War. A hand circles areas on a map showing the protesters’ target areas in Washington DC. View of the May Day protest manual shows Washington DC’s traffic circles and bridges for reference to protestors. Still image of United States President Richard Nixon as he says, "we’re going to see to it that the thousands of government workers, who have a right to go to work peacefully are not interfered with by those militants, those few militants, who in the name of demonstrating for peace abroad presume that they have the right to break the peace at home." View of the May 4, 1971 front page of The Washington Daily News with headline, “The Cry Today; “We Will Stay””. Traffic in Washington DC before sunrise. Seal of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police on police car door. Police officer speaks to a federal soldier, saying, "I'll start working on my men, and I'll be back very shortly." Federal troops at night in formation. Hippie demonstrators with a flag walk past a drug store at night, probably in Dupont Circle. Predawn traffic on Key Bridge at night with Marriott Key Bridge sign in background. Predawn traffic in Washington, D.C. with three motorcycle cops on standby. Soldiers on bridge, possibly the Whitehurst Freeway. Rush hour traffic on Memorial Bridge heading towards Lincoln Memorial with federal troops standing guard on bridge. Rush hour traffic over Key Bridge with Rosslyn, VA in background. Camera pans from the "Time to Save" sign on the Dupont National Bank building at 1369 Connecticut Ave. NW, to the Dupont Circle fountain. D.C. metropolitan police talk to federal troops in front of the Dupont Circle fountain. A mosaic of moving images showing demonstrations in Dupont Circle, Washington Circle, and Georgetown. Police push protestors against squad car to search and arrest them. A police officer confiscates items, such as keys, tickets, and screwdriver, from an arrested demonstrator. Arrested demonstrators raise their fists inside the police bus. Police order demonstrators to leave the area. Black police woman searches a woman hippie protester. Hippies arrested as they lean against bus with hands up. Protestor van towed away. A black policewoman conducts a search on a young woman. Demonstrators board a police bus after their arrest. Demonstrators board the back of a Hertz truck used by the police. Demonstrators detained in an emergency detention center near RFK Stadium. A radical flag flying at the detention center. A page pertaining to “Arrest and Jail” in the “May Day Tactical Manual” for participants on the 1971 May Day Protests. Police officer take photographs of arrested demonstrators standing on street with hands zip tied behind their backs. Arrested hippies smile as their pictures are taken. United States Park Police officer looks at watch while writing arrest reports. Demonstrators wave from bus as it drives away after mass arrest.
Funeral of the heir presumptive of the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination was the immediate cause of World War 1. Arriving in Trieste (now in present-day Italy), Roman Catholic priests bless coffins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkow und Wognin, the Duchess of Hohenburg. Austrian officers observe as priests fling holy water onto couple’s coffins. Austrian guards unload a coffin from a funeral horse-drawn carriage. Austrian guards of the 7th Uhlans and 4th Dragoons march alongside funeral carriages of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophie in Vienna, to be buried in their family crypt at Artstetten Castle in Artstetten-Pöbring, Lower Austria. Brief shot of Franz Joseph I of Austria.
Two United States Army Signal Corps soldiers inspect a German Torn Fu G radio west of Saint-Lô during World War 2. A soldier tunes the dial of the walkie-talkie, also known as a man-portable radio, as another soldier listens to its sound. A soldier removes the radio from the back of the other soldier. Soldier lays down walkie-talkie and its accessories on the ground. The radio's 2.4NC38 battery is pulled and tested. Two soldiers fix the radio while listening with headset (headphones).
Barrage balloons fly over Allied fleet during the invasion of Normandy during World War II. A flag with 4 stars on the mast the HMS Apollo where United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower sails. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Admiral Bertram Ramsay talk while they observe the invasion of Normandy onboard a ship. United States General Omar Bradley climbs a rope ladder to join General Eisenhower and Admiral Ramsey. Soldiers standing in formation upon the arrival of British General Bernard L. Montgomery. Aides assist General Montgomery as he comes aboard ship. Admiral Bertram Ramsay, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Bernard L. Montgomery smiling together.
Allied troops liberate Rome from Nazi Germany during World War II. United States Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark sits on a window ledge and discusses plans with other officers of the Fifth Army. Nazi German military vehicles with troops leave Rome. An abandoned German tank parked on a Roman street. German troops on cart pass by the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). A soldier rides a bicycle. German tanks moving out of Rome. Allied forces on Jeeps and other vehicles moving in Rome. Road signs read “Rome” and “Roma”. United States soldier in piazza directing traffic in front of the Fountain of Fawns in Montelanico. Roman buildings show damage. United States army vehicles driving on tram lines towards Rome.
German Luftwaffe prepare for action against Allied shipping in Normandy during World War 2. German Luftwaffe officials meet to discuss actions against Allied shipping in Normandy. Men placing a bomb into place in bomb bay. German mechanic uses screwdriver to tighten bomb mount. A soldier salutes a flight crew approaching a bomber at night. Luftwaffe crew members prepare their flight vests and board plane. Bomber propellers begin to move after engine starts. The night bomber (likely a Junkers Ju 88A-4 ) prepares for take-off at night. Railway guns firing at night. Explosion on rough waves on the English Channel at night. A ship’s wheel moving on a helm at night. German PT boat gun at night. German sailor uses binoculars at night. Explosion on the English Channel at night. A speeding German PT boat and wake at night. A German Ship’s Telegraph (Schiffstelegraften) made by Fritz Hecht of Kiel moving. German PT boat launches torpedo at Allied transport ships at night. A ship explodes after a torpedo attack.
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