Scene of boats docked on the Thames River with Houses of Parliament in the background, in England. Scenes related to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's trip, September 15-16, 1938. to meet Adolf Hitler, at Berchtesgarden,Germany. Chamberlain steps from an airplane. Neville Chamberlain, on September 16, 1938, after returning from Bertchtesgarden. He is seen making his way through a crowd at Heston Airport in London, England, where he speaks into a microphone. Scenes from September 15, 1938, before leaving to meet German Chancellor Adolf Hitler,in Berchtesgarden. Crowds gather on top of the airport building. Cameramen record the event. Police officers and officials stand about waiting for Chamberiain to depart. A British Airways aircraft lands and taxis in at Heston Airport. German Charge d'Affaires, Herr Kordt, Lord Halifax and Prime Minister Chamberlain talk with each other. Chamberlain cuts open a letter, from the King, and reads it, privately. Chamberlain makes a speech , surrounded by microphones, as photographers take pictures. Chamberlain poses beside the airplane. Lord Halifax joins him. Chamberlain doffs his hat and looks about to enter the aircraft.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain makes a speech at Heston Airport in London, England after returning from a meeting with Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgarden, Bavaria. A Lockheed aircraft with Prime Minister Chamberlain on board taxis at Heston Airport. News cameramen await the arrival of the Prime Minister. Chamberlain steps from the aircraft and shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax. His aircraft is surrounded by officials, well wishers, and members of the press. He struggles through the crowd intermingled with English Bobbies (police) and speaks to the crowd. Police then escort him to a waiting car. The car is soon surrounded by people. It drives away past well wishers who line the roadway. Police control the onlookers.
A crowd and newsmen await the arrival of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, back from his meeting in Berchtesgarden, with Nazi German leader Adolf Hitler. The British Airways Lockheed 14-WF62 Super Electra aircraft (G-AFGN) carrying him arrives and parks at London Heston Airport. Airline personnel open the cabin door. Chamberlain steps from the aircraft and shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax and others. He poses for pictures.
The Bodleian Library in Oxford, England. A young man sits at a stand holding a large bell and causes it to sound. A man, standing at a table, researching in a large book, looks back with annoyance. Interior of the library, showing a stain glass window. researcher removes a volume from a book shelf. Several researchers at work in a cubicle. Trees seen,outside the window. A researcher, or student, sitting at a table next to shelves of books. Another building visible through the window. A man and a woman working at a table next to book shelves, with many volumes in front of them. A decorative window glass.A woman, looks at, what appears to be, an ancient volume of hand lettered text, with elaborate decorations and illustrations, on its pages.
The Bodleian Library,Oxford England. A librarian walks down the steps of the library and, using a ladder, removes a large map volume from a shelf filled with such books. He removes, and later returns, a tattered volume from a set of very old books entitled in French "Couris de Londres" (The Court of London). A shelf of books entitled "Oxford Chronicles" dating from 19th Century. Librarian replacing books into the stacks, in basement areas of the library. Librarian walking outside ancient walls of the building, carrying books. He uses keys to open heavy doors at sidewalk level and enters with the books.
Visitors view inside the Museum of History of Science, in the Old Ashmolean Museum on Broad Street, Oxford, England. Exhibits seen include: New Universal Silver Microscope developed by George Adams in 1761; Chemical glassware used in the Ashmolean Laboratory during 1790 to 1820; Telescopes of early times; Boyle's first air pump; and a picture of its inventor, Robert Boyle.
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