Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) of Great Britain, attends services at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, Canada. Exterior view and interior views of the Christ Church Cathedral (414 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1R 0B2, Canada). Sign on the stone wall of Cathedral reads: "Christ Church Cathedral." The Queen Mother arrives in a Cadillac automobile and walks past a group of Girl Scouts assembled on the lawn. She pauses to speak with some of the Girl Scouts. Photographers line the walkway and Royal Canadian Mounted Police hold open the doors of the Cathedral. The Rector greets the Queen Mother, who turns and waves to spectators, who mill about, many putting on their coats, after she enters the Cathedral. Front of the 1954 Cadillac car showing the British Royal Standard on the left front bumper.
Crowds of French colonials line sidewalks in Algeria, to cheer Jacques Soustelle, the Governor General as he moves along the streets in a motorcade with motorcycle escorts. Police try to control students who are shouting and milling about on sidewalk near a wall. View of a palace courtyard.
French Premier, Guy Mollet, steps from airplane upon arrival in Algiers. An honor guard of Algerian troops presents arms. Civilians protest on the streets in Algeria. Guy Mollet moves through the streets in a motorcade. A large unruly crowd of civilians gathered on the streets. Men throw tear smoke bombs on the streets. Smoke and gases arise. The civilians protest. Buildings seen on either side of the streets. Police form cordon in the street.
Street scenes of Frankfurt am Main during post World War II period of Allied occupation. (Opening slate refers to "food," because this was a period of severe food shortage throughout Germany.) German citizens are going about their daily activities. A truck and a car move along the street. Two military policemen walk together along a sidewalk. (They are Americans, because Frankfurt was in the U.S. zone of occupation.) Local people pay little attention to them and they, in turn, do not interact with the citizenry. Scene shifts completely to the City of Heidelberg,on the Neckar River, as viewed from left of the funicular station on the Kaiserstuhl. The camera zooms in slightly, to the area of the old Neckar bridge and the mountain slope leading to the Heidelberg Castle. It then pans from the left across the Kaiserstuhl slope, back again to the earlier views.
World War II war crime trials in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Judges preside over the proceedings in a courtroom at Ludwigsburg Palace (Schlossstraße 30, 71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany). Chandeliers hanging from the ceiling in the palace. Vehicles drive past outside the palace. Prisoners aboard a truck. They climb the stairs of a building. Trucks move on the streets. Trees on either side of the streets. The trucks arrive at the palace. A sign board outside the palace reads " Ludwigsburg 59th QM Depot". The palace gate. Military police on duty.
Mass movement of German refugees in Germany during World War II. A directional board which reads the names of cities. Small groups of refugees rest along a highway with their luggage. Mountains and houses in the background. An old German man walks on the highway. The refugees signal to trucks for a lift. A truck stops. The refugees load their luggage onto it. An officer drives a military police jeep on the highway.
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