Headlines of prominent newspapers show rising tensions prior to World War 1. Headline of New York American 'Czar expects war declaration today, England and Germany ready to strike, Austrians and Serbs in big battle'. Montage of headlines from various newspapers regarding looming war. Berliner Tageblatt New York Times headlines say 'Austria and Serbia ready for war, Russia gives warning to Germany, London still sees hope for peace'. New York Times and Freier Press headlines about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. Serbian police dragging the assassin. Blood stained tunic of Archduke. Burial ceremony of Archduke Ferdinand with coffin covered with Austrian flag. Czar Nicholas II of Russia reviews troops. Various Cossack regiments being reviewed. Russian Revolution scenes and mass demonstrations and riot in streets of Moscow as Bolsheviks seize power in 1917. Russian civilians and Bolshevik loyal soldiers armed with rifles marching in mass funeral processions and demonstrations in Russia against the Czar led government. Leon Trotsky speaking to a crowd and saluting Red forces as Bolshevik troops parade. Food distribution to Russian children and people eating on snow covered streets of Moscow around time of revolution. Headlines showing Russian entry in World War I. Snow covered Kremlin. Vladimir Lenin at a desk talking. More views of newspaper headlines regarding outbreak of World War 1.
A royal wedding in Nancy, France. Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen enters the Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers (66 Grande Rue, 54000 Nancy, France) in Nancy, the capital city of Lorraine, the ancestral land of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. At least 6 bridesmaids carry the 22 feet long train of Princess Regina’s wedding dress, made of tulle and brocade. Otto von Habsburg, Crown Prince of Austria, enters the church. Pope Pius XII conducts the wedding and gives his blessing to the couple. Princess Regina and Prince Otto von Habsburg stand after the marriage. People gathered to see the wedding. Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and his mother former Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma in a procession. People run to meet the wedded couple. Princess Regina and Prince Otto von Habsburg wave to the crowd.
Famous tourist destinations and architecture in Linz, Austria. View of the Danube River. Buildings and trees along the side of the river. A ship in the river. Smoke around the ship. It reaches the harbor. A bridge seen over the river. A view of the New Cathedral or the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Neuer Dom Herrenstrasse 26, Linz 4020, Austria) at Linz. Alpine mountains in the background.
Famous tourist destinations and architecture in the Black Forest, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria. Views of the Black Forest, a wooded mountain range. Trees on either side of the Rhine valley. The Rhine River. Farm buildings seen. Skyline of Innsbruck, Austria. The Hofkirche is seen. Snow-capped mountains in the background. View of the Clock Tower building or Stadtturm (Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 21, Innsbruck, Österreich). Buildings on either side of a street. People and vehicles on the street.
King George VI rides in a royal carriage to Westminster Abbey for his coronation on May 12, 1937. Large crowd gathers to see the ceremony. Royal guards accompany the coach. Coach arrives in Buckingham Palace. Indian Sikh men watching among the crowd gathered outside the Buckingham Palace. King George VI is seen with Queen Elizabeth and others from a balcony. King George VI is seen with Queen Elizabeth pose with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret for a formal family portrait. The King and Queen of the United Kingdom seated on thrones.
Wrecked railroads, Coal mines, power plants and factories being rebuilt and rehabilitated in Germany after World War 2. Railroad trains moving on tracks in Germany soon after World War 2. German civilian workers repair rails and tracks destroyed by Allied bombers. German workers in a tire factory build railway and automobile tires, in Munich. Trucks manufactured at a truck factory drive out of the factory. People lined to see some of the items produced for export. British occupied Ruhr Valley. Wrecked Krupp factories in Ruhr Valley. A German steel smelting plant in operation, workers pour molten steel. Coal cars leave Ruhr Valley. Animated charts show production and export of coal during 1937 and 1946. German miners enter and leave mines. Miners eat and take half of their food out to German children.
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