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Workers place sandbags and make basement areas bombproof at Kensington Town Hall and the American Embassy, London

View of exterior basement area of Kensington Town Hall (Kensington, London W8 4SG, UK) on Kensington High Street at basement level, as it is being made bombproof in London, England just before outbreak of World War 2. Group of men place sandbags on windows. Next scene shows similar bomb-proofing activity at basement level of the American Embassy (24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE, United Kingdom) at Grosvenor Square. Workers fill sand into bags with the help of spades, and stack them in front of windows.

Date: 1938
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064219
Joseph P Kennedy officiates during an exhibition at Imperial Institute in South Kensington, England.

Joseph P Kennedy officiates during an exhibition of articles made by disabled World War veterans at Imperial Institute in South Kensington, England. The United States ambassador to the Court of Saint James opens veteran exhibit. Various hand made articles displayed by the disabled war veterans.

Date: 1938, November 14
Duration: 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043742
Group of people place sandbags and make Kensington Town Hall basement bombproof in London, England.

Kensington Town Hall basement being made bombproof in London, England. Workers fill sand into bags with the help of spades. Group of men place sandbags on windows at ground level and basement level of the old Kensington Town Hall on High Street (Kensington, London W8 4SG, UK). People carry sandbags on their shoulders. Old man helps to fill sandbags. View of underground tube station entrance at Charing Cross. Board reads 'Underground, Charing Cross'. More views of workers filling sandbags and working to protect Kensington Town Hall from bomb damage as World War 2 looms.

Date: 1938
Duration: 3 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064220
The Russian Industrial Exposition on show in London, England.

The Russian Industrial Exposition at Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre in London, United Kingdom. Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre with name USSR engraved (Kensington, Fulham London, SW5 United Kingdom). Prime Minister Harold McMillan cuts ribbon to inaugurate the show in London that features products from the Soviet Union. Prime Minister McMillan inspects the Soviet goods on display. Visitors view Soviet-made cars on display. A car with engine in back and its parts shown. Liquor bottles, Russian dolls, and toys on display. People watch models in a fashion show organized wearing modern Soviet-designed dresses.

Date: 1961, July
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034166
Activity during spring in London, England.

Activity during spring in London, England. Mother wheels her baby in a pram. View of flowers and plants. Group of British girls play a game of lacrosse in park field beside Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, London. Children crowded onto a push Merry-go-round on a playgound. Sheep and lambs running in a field. Men and women seated enjoying tea at outdoor tables of a cafe. Group on horses riding on street. Bicycles and cars drive past on the road. Boats and canoes sail in a river or lake. A young couple and a man wearing a bowler or derby hat seated on a park bench. A cuckoo in a cuckoo clock. Two young children holding hands and walking in a park. A different pair of children walking hand in hand, away from the camera.

Date: 1938, April 6
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023175
John Donald Budge defeats Henry 'Bunny' Austin and wins Wimbledon in London, England in 1938.

In 1938 an American tennis champion John Donald Budge (Don Budge) wins Wimbledon in London, England. Don Budge playing a match. The spectators seated in a stand. He wins the Wimbledon title. Budge shakes hand with United Kingdom tennis player Henry 'Bunny' Austin. From a September 16, 1963 newsreel recounting events 25 years prior.

Date: 1938, June
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069247
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