Leonardo da Vinci’s charcoal drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist” is on display at the National Gallery in London, England. People enter the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). British people admire the “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”, put on display to raise funds to prevent the Royal Academy from selling the painting to overseas buyers. A woman hands out a flier appealing for donations to museum visitors. Sign reads “National Art-Collections Fund LEONARDO APPEAL FUND Large or small donations are welcome. If you would like a receipt, please ask at one of these desks”. A woman drops cash into the donation box and receives a flier from a museum staff. A woman drops a coin into a donation box. Closer view of the drawing “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist”.
British Open Golf Tournament in St. Andrews, Scotland. Kel Nagle, Arnold Palmer, and Roberto De Vicenzo battle it out to win the British Open Golf Tournament. Torrential rains disrupt play for a while. Kel Nagle goes on to win the title after defeating Palmer and De Vicenzo. (This was the 100th Anniversary of the first British Open, but it was the 89th British Open contest. The gaps were due to suspensions during World Wars 1 and 2.)
An International Air Show in Munich, Germany. A boy looking upward at the air show. Formation of German Luftwaffe T-33 aircraft in flight with iron cross symbol on fuselage (post World War 2). American (USAF Skyblazers) F-100 Sabre aircraft in formation. Next, aerial views of the Italian "Getti Tonanti" aircraft team is seen as they perform aerobatics in their Republic f-84f thunderstreak aircraft. Pilot point of view (POV) from inside cockpit of aircraft as it does a complete roll. French Dassault Mystère fighter aircraft (MD.452 Mystère) perform stunts as they leave vapor trails behind. Woman wearing scarf on her hair looks up at the show.
Scrap processing operations at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States, for the World War 2 war effort. Shells piled up. Tanks in a sling as they are being placed for the scrap. Mortars, tanks, cannonballs and a German 42 cm Howitzer being scrapped at the proving grounds. British, German and French tanks are scrapped. Guns and field pieces are also scrapped. A man cuts a barrel of a gun. Old equipment so scrapped saves on steel, coal, man power and time.
The United States declares war against Germany during World War I. On May 28, 1917 Major General John J. Pershing, Chief of American Expeditionary Forces aboard the S.S. Baltic on its way to France during World War I. Nearly 2,000,000 American soldiers disembark at a port in France. The troops disembark from the ship. A ship at the harbor. Ships underway at sea. Sailors on the deck of a ship. A German U boat underway. Naval gun being fired at the U boat. Explosion occurs at sea. A man waves signal flags from a ship. The troops disembark from the ship. Soldiers at a rail road station and a train pulls up to carry them to the war front. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
United Kingdom Member of Parliament and President of the National Seamen's and Firemen's Union Havelock Wilson argues against pacificism and calls for "Peace with Victory," at a public meeting at Trafalgar Square in London, England (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom) He stands near statue of lion at base of Nelson's Column and addresses a seated audience of men and women. In change of scene, Mr. Wilson poses, using two canes for support, as he speaks in front of a building. Men hold up a sign reading: "Sailors and Soldiers, Don't forget to declare yourselves in favour of the Seamen's Boycott of the Huns." (The Seamen pledged to boycott German maritime activities, following the war as reprisal for German attacks during World War I) Closeup of Havelock Wilson.
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