Elevated and aerial views of downtown city of Chicago skyline in mid 1950s, including skyscrapers and various buildings. View of the O'Leary house landmark from which the Great Fire of Chicago is believed to have originated. Views of still images showing damaged buildings due to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Aerial view of the buildings. The buildings damaged by the fire. View of 1950s fire fighters demonstrating use of old manual pumper cart for fighting fires. The house of Mrs. O' Leary is set on fire to make space for a new boulevard being built in the area . Smoke rises from the building. Cars drive past on the street in front of the house while it is on fire with smoke pouring from windows.
Bishop Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in the Vatican City. Spellman walks holding a crucifix towards Saint Peter's Basilica. A man holds the U.S. flag. Buildings in the background. Other people walk with Spellman. They enter the basilica and Spellman performs religious rites. People pray in the basilica. Spellman meets Pope Pius XII and they discuss amongst themselves.
Sergeant Elvis Presley being interviewed in Friedberg, Germany. Cars arriving at the U.S. Army Ray barracks. A Volkswagen bus and Citroen are seen in front of building where press is gathered. Motion picture camera magazines and cameras labeled "CBS News" are carried into building by newsmen. Reporters gather around Elvis to interview him. Elvis Presley who served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army and is now being released from the service. When asked about his experiences in the Army, Elvis notes that, "it is good to rough it, and put yourself to the test."
Activities of American soldiers in France during World War I. The exterior of a building. The mail call for the soldiers. A rooster stands outside the mail call slot and then goes back inside. The soldiers arrive near the building and receive postal mail through the same slot. They read their mail. The chow wagon for the soldiers. The soldiers eat food. Soldiers walking in a battle trench. An American soldier and a French soldier stand beside a sign post showing "5th Avenue" going one way and "Broadway" going the other (humorous signs recalling the New York City famous streets). The American soldier appears to be explaining the signs to the French soldier.
Interior of a war materiel factory in Germany early in World War 2. Men work to produce war equipment, including rifles. Men on an assembly line producing German rifles. Scenes showing new rifle stocks and rifle barrels being assembled. A man inspects a gun barrel and gun sight. Scenes of German men working to produce war materiel during Germany's remilitarization.
Dutch export products packed in the Netherlands. Edam cheese coated in paraffin wax from Edam-Volendam region inside crates. 'New York' and 'Holland Edam Cheese' written on the crates. Man removes Edam cheese from the crate. A label for “Holland Edam Cheese”. Farm-made cheese wheels from Holland on display. A man cutting a slice of Edam cheese with a knife. Tulips growing on a farm. A man digs out mud from the farm and takes the tulip bulbs out. The tulip bulbs being packaged and loaded in a crate. 'Product of Holland' written on the packs.
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