Boxes of enamel ware on shelves, Two men looking at the ware. Sample of Wedgwood pottery can be seen. Wedgwood written on a wall in background. Tea service on tray, different glassware. Two men look at silver. Two men talk, sign board of Wilkinson Sword Company can be seen.
Various livestock in pens. Children and adults look at sheep in pens. Views of a crowded market place.
Film about Social Section of the League of Nations. View of poor British children gathered and playing on cobbled street of England. Baby in a pram is also present and a small dog. Exterior views of prison building and a single prison window in England. View of a British street with shot of hotel sign, '27 Hotel' in England. A solitary woman walks on the street in Britain. Commentary explains the League's work in the abolition of brothels and prostitution. Campaign against dangerous drugs, drug abuse, and narcotics. Boats and junks in a harbor, probably Hong Kong Harbor. Old Scotland yard. View of illegal drug heroin, hashish and other illegal drugs and paraphernalia seized and laid out on a table with identifying signs on each.
London is hit by incendiary bombs for the first time during the London Blitz. Nazi incendiary bombs fall, and fires break out at night. View from Saint Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) of buildings set on fire by incendiaries. Firemen spray water on the buildings. A central switch board handles fire reports and assigns equipment to various sectors. A woman talks over a telephone. A large map is displayed in front of the room. A woman moves pegs on a pegboard, assigning firefighting equipment to parts of London. The pegboard reads 'no. of appliances available'. (World War II period).
War damage in London, England during World War II following aerial blitz bombing by German Luftwaffe. An aerial view of the bomb-damaged city. A view of the destroyed city from Saint Paul's Cathedral gallery (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) looking northwest over the city fire damage. Ruins of buildings. Smoke rises in the foreground.
People gathered at the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom) in London, England. People read a poster on the wall. A busy street with people walking and vehicles on the road in front of Westminster Abbey. Men and women enter the gate. View of the church building. People pray for peace inside the church.
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