Historical buildings and monuments in Moscow, Soviet Union. The Vodovzvodnaya Tower and Kremlin overlooking the Moskva River, surrounded by scaffolding. A clock tower at Red Square. The Grand Kremlin Palace of Moscow. The Water Supplying (Vodovzvodnaya) Tower, the Grand Kremlin Palace, the Ivan the Great Bell tower complex. Saint Basil's Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower in Red Square. Pedestrians in the square. A traffic policeman directs traffic. A statue commemorating Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and the butcher Kuzma Minin. Various buildings.
Soviet visitors line up to visit Lenin's tomb, in Red Square, Soviet Union. Soviet guards at the entrance of the tomb. Kremlin, Saint Basil's Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower in the background. A view of Red Square.
An extremely long line of Soviet people wait to visit Lenin's tomb in Moscow, Soviet Union. A column of Soviet people enter the mausoleum in Red Square. Soviet guards look at the people entering the building. Bas relief sculpture of Marx, Engel, Lenin, and Stalin. Saint Basil's Church in the background.
The investiture of French President René Coty in Paris, France. Outgoing President Vincent Auriol and incoming President René Coty arrive at the Élysée Palace. The investiture ceremonies at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). People gather in large numbers outside the Élysée Palace. At the Salon des Ambassadeurs of the Élysée Palace, Rene Coty is invested as the 19th President of France. The Insignia of the Grand Master of the Legion of Honour is placed on the neck of President René Coty. Photographers take pictures of the investiture.
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel grand offensive on the Western Front during World War I. A large hay stack in a field. A soldier sitting on the stack. Smoke from firing and bombardment in the foreground. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Some of the soldiers seated in the field.
U.S. 9th Air Force air attacks against France during World War II. Aerial views of the 9th Air Force aircraft in flight on June 7, 1944. A convoy of Allied ships underway in the English Channel. Landing crafts circle around the ships. Aircraft attacks German gun emplacements and smoke rises as bombs hit the targets. Saint Lo being bombarded. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders bombard marshaling yards. Billows of smoke rises due to bombing. Bombs drop and impact results in smoke and fire.