A memorial wreath is cast on the water where the Ward liner cruise ship Mohawk (Clyder liner) was rammed and sunk by the Norwegian freighter Talisman on January 24, 1935. Sailors aboard ship. United States flag on the vessel. Birds in flight. Life boat crews executing careful drills near the site of disaster. A child aboard.
Newsreel 'Government office belles confute columnist over beauty slur'. Group of Government Office beauties hand a bunch of scallion onions to the Broadway syndicated columnist Walter Winchell. They cause him to change his mind about the lack of beauty among female workers in United States Government Services.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrive at the New York City International Airport (Queens, NY 11430, United States). The royal couple is greeted by a huge crowd. A man assists Grace Kelly as she climbs an air stair. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier waving. Grace Kelly, pregnant with her first child, is wearing a maternity suit of black and white checked wool by Christian Dior. The couple arrives for a six-week visit. Cameramen take photographs. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier smile in front of cameramen.
Flags at half staff in mourning on roof of College of Notre Dame in Montreal, Canada (Collège Notre-Dame, in Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal). Thousands of people (a total of about 1 million in one week) pay last respects to the 'Miracle Man' of Montreal, who died January 6th, 1937. Brother Andre, the former Alfred Bessette, was a revered 20th century disciple of St. Joseph associated with St. Joseph's Oratory, a major Roman Catholic religious sanctuary in Montreal, Canada (l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal). On Saturday, January 9, the coffin is taken from the Oratory to the Montreal cathedral Marie-Reine du Monde (Mary Queen of the World), for a first funeral Mass. Six Firemen Officers carry it inside. Later, back into the sanctuary (St Joseph's Oratory) it would lie in state until January 12 for a second funeral ceremony. View of the open coffin. Views of the St. Joseph's Oratory. Brother Andre poses for picture a few years before his death.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their two daughters in London. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret walk with their parents and pet dogs in a park near Buckingham Palace. The British Royal family strolls in a garden near a stream. The family feed ducks in a pond. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret walk toward their father. Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon letting her dog sniff her hand. Workmen in the Royal Mews (The Royal Mews Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0QH, United Kingdom) give George III's State Coach a wash up and brush up for the coronation ceremonies. A fully uniformed entourage on horseback practices guiding the 176-year-old coach that will be used for the coronation of King George VI.
Golf stars honor memory of noted American golfer H. Chandler Egan at Medford,Oregon, United States. A gathering at a golf course. Golfer Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. speaks into a microphone, addressing the gathering. Golf clubs and flowers placed at a memorial marker honoring Egan. The golf stars play golf. Mountains in the background.
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