Shows exterior of the Old-New Synagogue (Červená, 110 01 Josefov, Czechia) in Josefov, and the Jewish Town hall on the corner of Maiselova and Cervena Ulicein in Prague, Czechoslovakia, just before World War 2. The Hebrew clock that moves counterclockwise, and another clock nearby on another spire with Roman numerals. Various statues including the Statue of Golem in the city. The Statue of Rabbi Low in the city. The Old Town of Prague, with the Church of Our Lady before Týn in the background. A few pedestrians walking near these buildings on the streets of Prague.
Entrenched British infantry moving forward to new positions on devastated battlefield in France, during World War One. A British artillery crew fires an 8 inch howitzer.
British soldiers in a "fatigue" party (non-combat duty) digging new trenches in France. Sentry at top of bluff alerts them to a gas attack. They immediately cease work, don gas masks and await dispersal of gas from the area. Soldiers climb up on the bluff and try to assess the situation. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Large group of newly recruited French soldiers pose for the camera as they all peel potatoes, at the same time, during World War 1. View of dining hall filled with new recruits, eating. (WWI. WW1)
Red Cross women present food to engineer and firemen of a steam locomotive parked at a station in Potsdam, Germany, during World War 1. Next, they are seen giving food to new soldier recruits in the box cars of a train behind the locomotive. The train is then seen moving with the men inside the box cars waving as they proceed to begin military service for World War I.
The launch of the new Brazilian crude oil tanker ship "Presidente Juscelino", occuring in Holland. People gather to watch the event. The wife of the Ambassador christens and launches the tanker ship, but the bottle tossed against the ship hull fails to break. It is recalled by an attached rope and, on the second try, the bottle breaks and the super tanker ship is launched. People cheer. The tanker sliding down the ways into the nearby harbor, with only 100 feet extra to spare in crossing the narrow harbor during launch. The tanker moving in the nearby harbor. Smaller boats in the harbor.
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