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Bomb destroyed civic building in Madrid, Spain; items from Liria Palace spread on lawn after fire during Spanish Civil War

A fleet of aircraft in flight over Madrid, Spain. View of the damaged National Museum of Anthropology (C. de Alfonso XII, 68, 28014 Madrid, Spain) with rubble and bomb damage around. A hole-riddled and damaged portrait of a woman holding a skull in her hand. Next scene shows the Palacio de Liria (Liria Palace). Many items are strewn on the lawn of the palace, having been evacuated during fire in the palace. Smoldering ruins of parts of the Liria Palace (C. de la Princesa, 20, 28008 Madrid, Spain). A statue on the lawn presumably of a member of the House of Alba (possibly Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba). Chairs and furniture scattered on the lawn. A royal carriage hastily moved onto the lawn. A man sitting inside another royal carriage. Desks, chairs, cabinets, sofas, and other furniture all over the garden lawn. Views of the damaged palace. A stuffed polar bear on the lawn. Piles of books and behind them a suit of armor. Close up views of many library books piled on the lawn, having been moved during the fire.

Date: 1936
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063412
People from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other officials gather to welcome ambassador Stanton Griffis in Madrid, Spain.

Parade on streets welcomes Stanton Griffis, new U.S. Ambassador to Spain, upon his arrival in Madrid, Spain. Parade led by Moorish guards moves to the Palacio Real de Madrid (Royal Palace of Madrid, C. de Bailén, s/n, 28071 Madrid, Spain). Ambassador Griffis sits in a horse drawn carriage. Spanish military officers and government officials gather to welcome Griffis. People from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other officials gather to welcome the new U.S. ambassador. He greets the dignitaries, including General Francisco Franco.

Date: 1951, March 5
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035467
Exiled King Umberto II of Italy visits a museum in Sitges in Spain

The exiled King Umberto II of Italy visits the Museu del Cau Ferrat along with his family in Sitges in Spain. King Umberto II, his wife Marie-José of Belgium, and their children (Princess Maria Pia, Prince of Naples Vittorio Emanuele, Princess Maria Gabriella and Princess Maria Beatrice) visit the Spanish museum. He looks at the collections at the Museu del Cau Ferrat (C. de Fonollar, 08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain) to acquaint himself with the life in medieval Spain.

Date: 1949, June 16
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675037928
The Axis and satellite diplomats attend a reception at the German Embassy in Madrid, Spain during World War 2.

A reception at the German Embassy (P.º de la Castellana, 4, 28046 Madrid, Spain) in Madrid, Spain during World War II. Axis and satellite diplomats attend the reception. Officials and diplomats arrive at the reception with their wives. They discuss amongst themselves. Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain, greets the guests and shakes hands with several of the dignitaries.

Date: 1942
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675062700
Bomb destroyed Gran Via shopping district buildings with debris and rubble in Madrid, Spain, during Spanish Civil War.

Bomb destroyed residential buildings and shops in Madrid, Spain during Spanish Civil War, along the Gran Via in Madrid. Damaged and broken walls of buildings. A wrecked vehicle. Signs for the Fernandez Aldao Joyeria y Plateria y Relojeria (The Aldao Jewelry, Silver, and Watch shop) in the background. Civilians walk on the street with debris and wreckage all around. A board on a building reads 'Paso El Fascismo!" along with what appears to be a bloody hand print atop the image of a burning city in ruins. In the upper left corner of the poster is a star with a Soviet hammer and sickle symbol.

Date: 1936
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063414
El Moro (Fort San Felipe del Morro) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Outer wall of ancient fortress (La Forteleza)

Buildings at seacoast in San Juan in Puerto Rico. Palm trees in foreground. View of El Moro fortress (Fort San Felipe del Morro) at seacoast. American flag flying from fort. Slope leading to a tunnel in fortress. Many views of fortress. Yacht underway in background. American military officers march on parade grounds. Honor guard at attention. Officers review the marching troops. Automobiles move up on way to El Moro. View of ancient wall of fortress, La Forteleza. Waves crashing on seashore.

Date: 1935
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052088