A pair of chimpanzees talk and perform tricks in Rome, Italy. An Italian showgirl dances the “Twist” with a chimpanzee. Chimpanzee named Renata is seen with a woman trainer. The woman trainer teaches the chimpanzee how to clap. Female chimpanzee clapping her hands. The chimpanzee is seen talking when prompted by the trainer. The trainer speaks to the chimpanzee in Italian. The chimpanzee replies “Mama” and gives her trainer a kiss.
Radioactive mineral springs are used to give healing baths at the Merano Spa (Terme Merano, Piazza Terme 9 I-39012 Merano/Meran South Tyrol) in Merano, South Tyrol, Italy. A man works on pipes in Merano. Invalids and convalescents at the health spa. A bartender serves a stylish woman a drink. A view of the building of the Merano Spa. Interiors of the building. Sign reads “Laboratorio di Geo-fisica”. People are seen in the building. People climbing the stairs and reading in reception area. Several beds are seen. Women bathing in a huge swimming pool.
Prince Umberto II of Italy bestows the National colors on new regiments for war service to Ethiopia. The new regiments were organized by King Victor Emmanuel III as reinforcements for the Army fighting Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's warriors in East Africa. A priest bestows blessing on the soldiers and banners. Banners are blessed in an impressive ceremony.
Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo Del Perte set a record on a SM-64 monoplane in Rome, Italy(1928). A large crowd on the ground to see the event. Major Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo Del Perte are greeted by bystanders and are given flowers. A SM-64 monoplane with the wing built close to the ground. An engine mounted above the wing of the plane.
A map shows areas of conflict during the Battle of Cassino in Italy. German antiaircraft guns fire at night as Allied planes attack Cassino. Soldiers with searchlights in action to guide the guns. An Allied plane is hit and falls in flames. Mortar crews and snipers fire. Soldiers fire machine guns. Soldiers in trenches in the forest. They drink refreshments. American and British prisoners seen huddled together. The Allied POWs are marched on a road. Soldiers on the hills in Cassino. German soldiers fire artillery. Tanks and artillery fire amid ruins. Smoke from explosions. (World War II period).
Aftermath of the Naples post office bombing in Italy during World War II. Smoke rises from the bombed out post office building. U.S. soldiers administer aid to the wounded. A soldier dresses the leg of a wounded man. Dead bodies lying in streets. A baby killed due to bombing. Dead amidst debris. A man sits on curb as he calls for help. His face covered with blood and his legs wrapped in blood soaked clothes.
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