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Italian liner Rex launched in Genoa, Italy.

King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena arrive at the launch of a new luxury Italian ocean liner Rex in Genoa, Italy. Ship launched with cranes as men stand on the bow of the passenger ship and wave to the crowd. A crowd of 100,000 gather to witness the launch of the ship. King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena watch the ship moving away after the launch. Ship underway at sea as several people row their boats in the sea to watch the new liner.

Location: Genoa Italy
Date: 1931, August 13
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048702
British newsreel detailing crude oil extraction and refinement efforts in Persia (present Iran) since the early 20th century

Newsreel titled, 'Persia and the Oil Fields." Narrator chronicles discovery of oil in Persia, benefits of oil to the local economy, and British involvement via the Great Oil Company (now British Petroleum). View of barren lands in Persia (now Abadan in Iran). Oil drillers at work in a refinery amidst the barren lands. Construction of oil refinery at Abadan. Oil revenue brings benefits to the people, as shown by new bridges, school buildings, teachers and young girl and boy students in classroom, and college students studying technical subjects. Professor instructs in front of a blackboard filled with mathematical formulas. Workers at metal shop machines applying new technical knowledge. Oil pipe lines laid across stretches of undeveloped land near Abadan, Iran. Crude oil bubbling from the ground. View of several British oil transport ships at a dock in the Persian Gulf, including "Umaria London", the "British Guardsman" and the "British Virtue." Narrator eludes to the then current difficulties in relations between Iran and Britain, due to the British oil embargo following nationalization of Iran's oil reserves by Mosaddegh.

Location: Abadan Iran
Date: 1951
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050478
Japanese and French confer in Hanoi; war materiel supplies to China cutoff at Yunnan and Canton; British forces departing Shanhai

Clip opens with unrelated brief two second view of Frank Griswold, winner of 1940 New York World's Fair road race, waving from behind the wheel of his 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B after the race. Scene changes to views through the fertile countryside of French Indochina on a trip to Hanoi early in World War II. Narrator notes Hanoi is a principal supply hub for war materiel destined for General Chiang Kai-shek; supplies which the French have now interrupted at the request of Japanese authorities. A train arrives at station in Hanoi. People at the station. Views of downtown buildings of Hanoi and a market place. Street vendors selling foods and goods. A woman carrying a basket on her head. Rickshaw pullers at work behind several people seated at a street-side outdoor cafe. Narrator notes views are proceeding toward the central park where the residence of the head of the new government is located. Views of a couple in formal suit and dress strolling in the park. Major General Nishihara, head of the Japanese mission, is seen exiting a building following talks with the French Governor-General. Scene changes to Lao-Kai (or Lai Cai), a border station between French Indochina and China, where narrator says supply inspectors from Japan have traveled to examine the situation. View of the Yunnan railway with railroad tracks cut off by the French authorities, and guarded by local indigenous soldiers with conical hats (nón lá). Scene changes to the harbor at Canton China. Large ships anchored in harbor. Barrels or drums on the ground near docks, as narrator notes that large quantities of war supplies no lie idle and unusable on the port docks. Scene changes to Shanghai. A procession of forces from Great Britain on parade at a racecourse or stadium, and in the streets of the city, including uniformed bagpipers. Narrator notes it marks the end of British supremacy in China, with the first contingent of British troops departing Shanghai.

Location: Hanoi Indochina
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675050567
A barricade is raised at the site of the breach in the "Wall of Shame" in Berlin, Germany.

The Soviet controlled East German government opens a new Berlin Wall crossing. A fenced area in Berlin, Germany. A watch tower near the fenced area. The "Wall of Shame" in Berlin has been breached by the East German Red Regime. The new Berlin Wall opening is designed to provide a shorter route to the East Berlin Airport. Military officials in the area. A mason at the construction of a structure. Papers are checked by military officials and a barricade is raised to allow vehicles to pass through.

Location: Berlin Germany
Date: 1963, June
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050670
Newly appointed Pope Paul VI receives cardinals one by one at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City.

Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini is elected as the new pope in the Vatican City. A huge crowd in St. Peter's Square. White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signifying the successful election of a new pope. People cheer. Bells toll. Inside the Sistine Chapel one seat that was occupied by Cardinal Montini is vacant. The newly appointed pope, who has taken the pontifical name Pope Paul VI, seated at the Papal Throne. He receives cardinals one by one. Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani, in his capacity as the senior Cardinal Deacon, announced Montini's election. People cheer as the announcement is made The newly appointed Pope Paul VI during his first public appearance.

Location: Vatican City Rome Italy
Date: 1963, June 21
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050673
Baseball legend Babe Ruth plays golf in St. Petersburg Florida.

Newsreel entitled "Babe Gets a New Bat." Shows American baseball legend Babe Ruth playing golf at a St. Petersburg Florida golf course in 1930 with his wife, the former Claire Hodgson. The couple exit clubhouse with unidentified man; pose for camera on a breezy, sunny day; Claire holds up flowers for Babe to smell; Babe takes first shot while others in the background watch; the Ruths walk across golf course. (NOTE: St. Petersburg was where Ruth's team, the New York Yankees, held spring training most of the time between 1925 and 1960.)

Location: Saint Petersburg Florida USA
Date: 1930, January 18
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050771
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