A model Relief map of Western Europe, with country borders marked in red. Animals used in rural areas. Italian farmers transporting milk cans and other things by donkey. A farm wagon being pulled by a horse. Road through the Simplon Pass, in Switzerland (constructed by Napoleon to transport artillery between the Rhône valley and Italy). Views of the mountainous area. Sketch of early English steam railroad train and of others in other countries, embraced enthusiastically by the local citizenry . Illustrations recording construction of the Britannia bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. (It opened March 5, 1850.) Relief map of Europe focuses on Basle (Basel)in Northwest Switzerland. A modern-day signpost showing directions to France, Germany, and Switzerland. Freight trains arriving and cargoes being transferred by cranes of the Canal Barge operating company, Schweizerische Reederei. View of open storage yards, rail lines and a river. Freight trains carrying various loads to many different European destinations. Wrecked transport facilities left from World War II.
Fascist Croatian leader Ante Pavelić reviews Ustaše (Ustashe) troops in Croatia during World War II. Ante Pavelic receives flowers from a child. The child performs a Nazi-like salute. He reviews troops, watches Black Legion recruits march on missions and talks with onlookers.
Romanian Air Minister, General Gheorghe I. Jienescu observes and talks to Romanian pilots in Romania during World War II. General Jienescu observes Romanian pilots departing on Nazi German missions. He greets them on their return and discusses their exploits.
Damaged buildings of Berlin, Germany during World War II. Ruins of Hotel Kaiserhof, the Reichstag and Adolf Hitler's Chancellery. Men find a Nazi uniform buried in the rubble. A young man standing on debris imitates Adolf Hitler. The young man does an impressive Hitler parody.
Decoration and inspection of German troops in Naples, Italy during World War II. German officers inspect German troops on the Russian front. Various views of German troops lined up. Head of German SS (Schutzstaffel) Heinrich Himmler decorates SS men. SS men give the Nazi salute to Himmler.
Survivors of USS Indianapolis in Peleliu, Palau towards the end of World War II. Hospital ship USS Tranquillity (AH-14) docked (sometimes misspelled as USS Tranquility). Boats in davits on a boat deck. A Red Cross flag flies from a yardarm. Stretcher cases being hoisted aboard.
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