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Scenes from 16th Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Sixteenth Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva,Switzerland. Issue of invasion of Ethiopia by Italy. Assembly President Van Zeeland (Belgium), Massey (Canada), and Bruce (Australia) speak on possibility of withdrawal of sanctions against Italy. De Graef (Netherlands) & De Velies (Hungary) speak. Sebahbodi (Iran) says his nation cannot participate in motions which will abrogate the rights of nations.
The U.S. labor Commission delegates visit Napoleon's tomb and other landmarks in Paris, France after (WW1)
Scenes in Paris soon after the end of World War I. Exteriors of Napoleon's Tomb at Les Invalides (129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Pedestrian and light vehicular traffic outside the building. The U.S. labor Commission delegates pose in courtyard of Les Invalides where they observe military armament. View of 7th arrondissement street intersection of Rue du Bac, Boulevard Raspail and Saint Germain. Wide and close views of monument to French Engineer Claude Chappe (Inventor of telegraphy) sculpted by Emile Louis Macé. (This monument was removed by order of the Vichy government in World War 2 and melted down). Workers at the Place de la Nation remove sandbags from Dalou’s sculpture “Triumph of the Republic”. Two other monuments are seen, including one carved like a mural in white stone.
View of the Tuileries Gardens and Palais du Trocadéro in Paris, France.
View of a bridge in Paris, France over the River Seine, soon after the end of World War 1. A steamer ship passes near the bridge. Visiting American soldiers admire a statue in the Tuileries Gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France). Wide view of Palais du Trocadéro at the hill of Chaillot, framed by the corners of the Eiffel Tower (This later became site of the Palais de Chaillot). A closer view of the Trocadéro Palace, with horse cart, vehicle, and pedestrian traffic passing in front. A large Ferris wheel near the Eiffel tower. A more distant view of a tall equestrian monument with the Eiffel tower in the background.
American Destroyer Escorts complete shakedown training in Bermuda, during World War II.Montage of naval engagements.
American Destroyer Escort USS Frament (DE-677) arriving, with other Destroyer Escorts, off the coast of Bermuda, during World War 2. (The Destroyer Escort USS Dionne, DE-261, appears in one scene.) Crewmen at bow of the Frament drop anchor into the water. Sailors jump in water for a swim. Sailors in uniforms being reviewed by officers aboard the deck, before taking boats to shore, on liberty. View of a busy street in Bermuda. Two sailors are asked for their IDs by a U.S. Shore Patrolman. Pedestrians on the street. Bermudian Policeman directing traffic. Sailors in uniforms travel on bicycles and in horse- drawn carriage. The Commander of the Shakedown Operation inspects crews of the Destroyer Escorts before they head out to sea from Bermuda. At this point, a montage of naval engagements is seen including sailors firing at attacking airplanes, aircraft attacking ships, depth charge being launched from a destroyer escort and exploding.
Exterior views of the Jewish hostel for Jewish refugees in Paris,France.
Exterior views of the Jewish Hostel in Paris France, located at 16 Rue Lamarck, Montmartre. A group of people wait in line to enter the dining room of the hostel. Sign on the exterior building wall stating 'Association Philanthropique - Asile de Muit, Asile de Jour et Creche Israelites - Reconnue D'Utilite Publique.". A tall building nearby under construction, and a cathedral dome and spire rising behind that. Various views of the hostel, the street in front, and people arriving and entering the hostel.
Scatter Radar experimentation with Dr. Kenneth Bowles and his team, and their efforts in Lima Peru
Space research from the ground with a Scatter Radar. National Bureau of Standards laboratories in Boulder, Colorado. The Central Radio Propogation Laboratory. Cars parked outside. Hills in the background. Dr. Kenneth Bowles and a colleague work on a formula. Animation: Incoherent scatter of radio waves by electrons in the ionosphere. Transmission of powerful pulsed radio signal in a narrow beam. The beam penetrates the ionosphere and excites the free electrons. The scatter a weak signal which is detected by a sensitive antenna, and the signal comes back to Earth. Remaining portions of a sensitive antenna at the pioneering field site in Havana, Illinois. Dr. Ken Bowles and other scientists decide on a site. Animation: The magnetic equator and lines of the magnetic field. Pulsed radar signals and lines of force on the monitor. Animation: Chemical composition of the Earth's atmospheric gases. The scientists decide on Lima in Peru, due to its proximity to the magnetic equator and U.S. Lima, Peru: Buildings, guards, churches, plazas and boulevards in Lima including the Government Palace in Lima with guards in front, the Catedral de Lima (Catheral of Lima) and the Plaza Mayor de Lima . Construction work in Lima. Cars on a market street. People on the sidewalk. Shipping and port facilities in Callao, Peru. Workers unload goods. People board a Braniff International aircraft. Housing facility in the Lima suburb of Miraflores.
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