Crowds cheer British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during his visit to Bristol, England, during the Blitz. He is greeted by Nurses and staff in the courtyard of a hospital. Accompanied by Lord Mayor of Bristol, Alderman Thomas Underwood, he inspects a contingent of Home Guard. Churchill removes his hat and waves it. He then walks rapidly across a square followed by his entourage. The lord Mayor points out a set of three photographs held by a man. (These are not distinguishable). Churchill's daughter Sarah and her mother, Lady Churchill, are right behind him. Closeup of American Ambassador to the Court of St. James, John Gilbert Winant, who is part of the Prime Minister's party. Citizens wave as Churchill and the Lord Mayor sit high in the back of an open car driving along the street. Bomb damaged buildings in background from German aerial blitzkrieg attack. Closeup from moving car of enthusiastic young women cheering the Prime Minister. Churchill walking down a city street surrounded by crowds, holds his hat high above, balancing it on his walking stick. View from car approaching women in middle of the street, waving British flags. Winston Churchill, surrounded by well-wishers, walking rapidly along a sidewalk with cigar in his mouth. He removes his hat and waves it. Many spectators waving (most are women). One shakes his hand as he speeds past her. Workers standing near scaffolding, set up to repair a building, pause to wave at the Prime Minister. Churchill with cigar in mouth and hat raised, is caught in a crush of well-wishers, (World War II period).
A film titled 'Shackleton's Last Antarctic expedition' about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. A map as a pointer points at route to be taken during the expedition. Ernest Shackleton before leaving for the expedition. Ship named Quest in a harbor. The ship leaves Southampton, England and sails past RMS Aquitania.
150th English Derby at Epsom Downs in Epsom, England. A large number of people gathered to watch the English Derby. Queen Mary and King George V arrive and are greeted by a man. Horses run on the track. Hyperion wins the race.
A film on the underground shelters in London against German attack by rocket buzz bomb ( V-1 flying bomb during World War II). British men, women and children evacuated to the underground shelters built to protect the people against German attack. The canteen in the shelter or bunker. Women drinking from cups. People in the canteen taking food. Men behind counters. A woman with a child. A doctor in an underground shelter attending to a child, mindful of infectious disease risk among the people in close quarters. People sleeping on beds in the shelter. A group of children singing with a boy playing the accordion. A woman feeding her child from a bottle.
Piccadilly Circus on V-E Day in London, England during World War II. A large crowd of men, women and servicemen on the streets in London on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. A double-deck bus moving through the crowd on a street. Men and women carrying children, smiling and walking on the street. People gathered at Trafalgar Square. Sailors holding British flags in front of the crowd. A number of soldiers, girls and children seated on a pyramidal structure in the square. A few soldiers waving British and Norwegian flags from the top of the structure. A large crowd gathered around the structure. View of buses moving through the crowd. Three American soldiers reading a newspaper. Newspaper headlines read 'Germany Surrenders'.
V-E Day at Piccadilly Circus in London, England during World War II. A clock on a building shows 6.00 PM and reads 'Guinness Time, Guinness is good for you'. Several name boards on a building at Piccadilly Circus. The clock on the building showing 6.15 PM. A large crowd in front of the building on V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. A number of soldiers and a few girls holding flags on a pyramidal structure on the street. A few soldiers climbing to the topmost part of the structure and waving British flags.
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