King Hussein of Jordan descending stairs from his Royal Jordanian Airline jet passenger aircraft at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. He greets and kisses Iraq President Saddam Hussein who is waiting on the tarmac. King Hussein and Saddam Hussein review Iraqi Republican Guard troops and are greeted by other Iraqi officials, including Tariq Aziz, before entering a waiting Cadillac limousine and driving off. (Iran-Iraq war period).
King Hussein of Jordan arrives at the White House for a 5-day visit in Washington DC, United States. King Hussein steps off from limousine upon arrival at the White House. Photographers take pictures of the young king. King Hussein is greeted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Oval Office.
Exteriors of a large building. Muslims outside a mosque talking to each other. They remove shoes and enter inside to pray. Interiors of the mosque. Muslims and children in prayer.
U.S. Army Air Forces VIII Fighter Command Operation in the European Theater during World War II. A strafing attack by LT. Jordan from 352 Sqdn.,353 F.G.on German fighter aircraft Messerschmitt 109 (ME-109). A massive cloud of smoke.
Springboard diving event for women at 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany. Participants from various nations including Japan, United States, and Germany dive from a springboard into the pool as crowd cheers them on. Divers shown include Olga Jensch-Jordan from Germany, Dorothy Poynton-Hill from the United States, Gerda Daumerlang of Germany, Marjorie Gestring of the United States, Masayo Osawa of Japan. United States athletes win Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Winners Marjorie Gestring, Peggy Rawls, and Dorothy Poynton-Hill are shown celebrating and signing autographs.
Palestinian Refugee children at the Dar El Tifl orphanage for homeless Muslim and Christian refugee children in East Jerusalem, run by Hind Husseini. Children orphaned from violence in Jaffa, Haifa, and other cities to the north. View of Church of the Nativity. View of the Church of All Nations. Scenes from the Dar El Tifl orphanage for children. Orphanage founder, Hind Husseini, teaches young girls in an open area on the grounds of her home, which she converted into the orphanage. Girl writes in Arabic on the blackboard. Young boys work in the garden and play soccer on the grounds of Ms. Husseini's orphanage. Children eat food while seated at a table. Toddler cries. Two children sleep on one bed. Older women refugee workers make dresses. Boys make shoes and tin cups. Carpenters make furniture in workshop. View of Jordan River.