Italian General Luigi Piccioni greets President Masaryk outside Prague, Czechoslovakia. President's daughter Olga and son John are seen. Zahradnik, minister of railways, welcomes President Masaryk. Representatives of the Allied countries present for the welcome including uniformed military representatives. General Piccioni speaks to those gathered, assuring Italy's friendship with Czech Republic. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
President Masaryk's train arriving at the "President Wilson Station" railway station in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The Old Town Square buildings decorated with flags and banners. Ticker tape rains down from balconies. Thousands of people gather at the Old Town Square. View of clock tower and exterior of President Wilson Railway Station. Flags hoisted on buildings. A contingent of ceremonial guards in white uniforms, (Slate calls them butchers) carrying shouldered medieval-style Halberds. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
President Masaryk's train arrives at President Wilson Railway Station in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Bands play National Anthem at his arrival. Large crowd gathers at the station. Clement Simon French and representative of Great Britain, Colonel Montgomery Cunningham among the dignitaries present. Alice, Olga Masaryk and Poet Machar (whom Vienna called a traitor) ride in the royal carriage at a procession. Thousands of people cheer and celebrate. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
View of Castle Estate near German Frontier in Kamnitz, Czechoslovakia. Lord Runciman, his wife and another man at the castle estate. Runciman's wife with a woman. Lord Runciman and a man pass by a garage while walking.
May Day celebrations in Prague, People's Republic of Czechoslovakia. Marching troops of civilians and workers in large number salute their Prime Minister, Antonin Zapotocky, and other communist leaders. The Prime Minister waves hands towards the marching workers, from reviewing stands. A men carries a girl on shoulders.
80 Jewish families banished by the Nazis in Brunn, Czechoslovakia, flee Nazi German persecution. Jewish people at No Man's Land near the border. Jewish woman wipes tears. Naples, Italy: Thousands of colonists, comprising 1800 families, are brought from farms to colonize the Italian possession of Libya in North Africa. They board the steamship, SS Piemonte,for voyage to Libya. Family groups are seen moving across the pier and boarding the ship. Passengers wave from the ship and well-wishers wave from the shore as the ship leaves the pier. View of the ship's captain on the bridge. A warship in the harbor fires a gun in salute. Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, in military uniform, stands on the pier and bids the colonists farewell. Several ships bearing colonists are seen underway, leaving Naples.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.