The State Department in Washington DC. Secretary of State Cordell Hull along with various Assistant Secretaries seated around a table in the Navy Department Communication Office. Assistant Secretaries AA Berle and GH Shaw. Under Secretary (legal advisor) Summer Wells. Assistant Secretaries G Hackworth and B Long. Secretary Hull and Under Secretary Wells. Assistant Secretary Aoheson.
An American football match between Oregon State and the Oregon Ducks in Eugene, Oregon. Spectators seated in a stadium watch the match. The match in progress. Oregon State wins the match.
Tugs tow Phoenix units for making an artificial harbor at Normandy beachhead in France during World War II. A tug tows a Phoenix (reinforced concrete caisson) unit. Captain Clark and Lieutenant Barton on the Phoenix unit. Tugs around the Phoenix unit. The tugs work on the Phoenix units. The units being towed into position. Other Phoenix units in the background. Soldiers work with lines on the Phoenix units
Bad weather conditions send water rushing against the uncompleted structure of Bonneville Dam. A boat loaded with workmen skim in water. A dump truck is used. A crane in operation. Workmen climb up the uncompleted structure of the dam.
King Edward VIII attends his first public royal engagement as a monarch at the British Industry Fair. The king arrives at British Industry Fair. Posters advertise the fair in various languages. Fair held at Olympia Exhibition Center (Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX, United Kingdom) in West Kensington, London. King Edward VIII visits various aspects of the fair.
Prince Edward VIII chooses to abdicate the throne of United Kingdom to marry his companion Mrs Wallis Simpson. He broadcasts a farewell to his people and British Empire in London, England. He declares he would not face the heavy responsibility without 'the woman he loves'. Clip primariliy shows radio broadcasting operations preparing to deliver the news and people listening to vintage radios. Views of radio transmission equipment, transistors, power generating equipment, and broadcasters with headphones preparing to deliver the news. Various British citizens seated and listening to radios of all sizes, as they hear the news. Men, women, children, boys, and girls all seen listening to the radio. A family gathered at a table listening to the radio while a boy eats a sandwich. Various console radios in living rooms and kitchens of British homes with people gathered around.
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