A training school for pastry cooks in Rome, Italy. Renowned Italian chefs preside over the school. The Italian students learn to cook pastries. Several garnished food items on display.
U.S. troops of the 5th Army, with Sherman tanks, advance along a road on outskirts of Rome, Italy. Combat cinematographer is photographed by another one. Small Italian wedding party walks past parked American Sherman tanks. Italian civilians crowd around a tank as an American crew member tosses candy to them. The wedding party walks past a parked jeep. Lieutenant General Mark Clark and some of his staff walk along the road. A Major General confers with another officer. General Clark climbs into a jeep with the Major General and a Brigadier General. A Sergeant is seen in a field, where a fire burns. Two soldiers, of the 5th Army, tie messages to carrier pigeons and set them loose.
King George II of Greece, the Duke and the Duchess of Kent and others attend the marriage ceremony of the Duke of Spoleto and Princess Irene of Greece in Florence, Italy. Dignitaries and guests stand at a balcony of a building. King George II of Greece arrives in a car. Princess Irene and Duke of Spoleto walk out of a church and pose.
The famous British dramatist and satirist, George Bernard Shaw, strolls into a garden on shore of Lake Maggiore, in Italy, where his friend, Prince Paulo Troubetzkoy, and wife, Elin Sundström Troubetzkoy, are seated. Shaw kisses her hand, shakes hands with the Prince, and introduces a gentleman accompanying him. The four sit and chat, while petting one of the Prince's two white dogs. (The Prince loves animals greatly and is, accordingly, a vegetarian, as is his friend GB Shaw.) Closeups of Shaw conversing with Troubetzkoy. The Prince points out beauty spots of famed Lake Maggiore. Mountains and clouds in background. Shaw poses while sculptur Troubetzkoy works on a bust of him. Mrs. Troubetzkoy approaches and Shaw turns to speak to her, and smiles when the Prince chastises him for breaking his pose. This happens again. The prince and Shaw look at the bust and seem to be satisfied with the likeness.
U.S. aircraft in flight over Sicily, Italy. Aerial view of coastline. Island of Sicily. Mountainous terrain. Aerial view of buildings. Countryside view. Mount Aetna.
Heavy floods inundate the city of Florence, Italy, caused by flooding of the Arno River on November 4, 1966. A man views immense erosion on the side of the Arno River caused by floodwaters. Trucks parked outside the Florence National Central Library. Piles of books and manuscripts destroyed by floods. Conservators flip through pages of a book. Workers try to clean and restore famous art works by Italian Renaissance artists.
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