"Get your new ration books and identity cards here" seen written on a sign. British civilians line up to obtain new post-war ration books, after the end of World War 2. Women shopping for rationed food. British ships idle in ports as exports wane. View of New York harbor with tugs and barges and Manhattan skyline and skyscrapers in background. Woman holding poster advertising First International Auto Show (held from February 5-10, 1949, at the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory, Twenty-fifth Street and Lexington Avenue, in New York City), including European cars to be shown in New York City. British cars in their first car show. One of the cars shown is the 1948 Ghost Minx with two women seated inside it. A 1948 Jaguar convertible is also shown. Communist parades in Europe and Asia. Start of Marshall Plan to help Europe rebuild after the war. Newspaper shows President Truman signing Foreign Aid Bill (led to Marshall Plan).
A man displays a Dayfield Body Shield vest standing in a field in the United Kingdom during World War I. He displays the back and front portions of the body armour vest which weighed 15-20 pounds and had metal plates sewn in the fabric. Fence and trees can be seen in the background.
A large crowd honors Frederik IX of Denmark at Windsor in England. King Frederick of Denmark receives the highest order in Britain's chivalry. King Frederick is installed as knight of the Garter. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Britain's royal family at reception in Guildhall (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom), London. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth are seen entering the event. Herbert Morrison is seen. Princess Elizabeth is seen talking to King George VI. Other officials are present to honor the King of Denmark.
British women march on the street in large numbers in the United Kingdom. They march in the rain. They hold boards, banners and placards with the messages that they desire to work for the nation early during World War I. One sign reads, "Mobilize brains and energy of women." Houses and shops along the sides of the street. Vehicles pass on the street.
Coal miners stand at a railway station in United Kingdom. A train arrives on the railway track. Other miners come out of the train. They hold lamps in their hands. The miners cast their votes in Tredegar. They walk on the street. Houses along the sides of the street.
Women work at a factory in the United Kingdom. A bicycle in the background. The British women are seen hammering nails into wooden boards and panels, possibly building wooden boxes or wooden panels.
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