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Rome (1949)

Communist demonstrators riot in Italy. Linked to the signing of the Atlantic Pact.

Piedmont AKA News From All Over (1949)

The River Po breaks its banks and floods surrounding villages.

Rome British Embassy Bombed (1946)

Item showing severe bomb damage inflicted on the British Embassy in...

Autumn Floods Cause Havoc In Italy (1949)

People dead and made homeless in floods in Campania...

Bells Of Bologna (1934)

The bell ringers of Bologna are seen at work.

From The Egg To The Chick (1934)

Magnified shots show a chick forming and growing inside an egg.

News Flashes - Trieste Funeral (1953)

Funeral of the six people who died in the recent riots in...

Sea-Bed Memorial (1954)

At Camogli Bay, statue of Christ is lowered into the sea as a memorial to those...

Show For The Visiting Firemen (1956)

Italian fire fighters put on a spectacular display for their...

Italy (1950)

An man follows the footsteps of Diogenes on his pilgrimage to Rome.

Firemen Give Hot Show (1959)

Display of athleticism and fire fighting by Italian fire brigade.

Careful, It's Loaded! (1959)

A huge crowd of excitable Italian men get out of a car after a near crash.

Rubber Factory Fire (1955)

In Turin, hundreds of tons of tyres burn through the night in a big rubber...

World Flashes - Italian Landslide (1956)

Tons of soil and rock bring disaster to Italian villagers.

Tons Of Tunny (1962)

Fishermen gather in massive harvest of tuna from the seas off Sardinia.

Mount Vesuvius (1968)

Tourists explore Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy.

Selected Originals - Mount Vesuvius (1968)

Material relating to newsreel story "Mount Vesuvius" -...

History Making Day In Rome (1929)

Roman Question is solved and Pope becomes reigning sovereign of the...

More Canadians Arrive In Italy (1943)

A large contingent of Canadian troops arriving to Italy.

Roma AKA Rome Under Snow (1932)

Street scenes of Rome as the snow falls.

Sicily AKA Hydro Electric Scheme (1935)

Views of the building of a Hydro electric dam in Sicily.

Horse Show (1947)

International horse jumping show from Rome, Italy.

Venice Regatta (1948)

Gondolas racing through city of Venice.

Beaver Breeding For Fur (1948)

A fur farm breeds beavers to make their skins into coats.

French And Italian Bicycles (1949)

New French and Italian bicycle designs are shown to the camera.

Italy - Republic (1946)

Prince Umberto loses his throne by vote of Italian people.

Messina (1936)

Various shots of religious street festival in Messina, Italy.

Naples (1935)

A ship is blessed and launched in Italy.

Vesuvius Erupting (1944)

Material showing smoking landscape caused by Mount Vesuvius erupting. Italy.

Sea Salt (1954)

Item showing working salt plant in Barletta, Italy.

Invasion Scenes - Italy (1944)

Northern Italian Alpine landscape in smoke and fire.

Food Shortage Demo - Rome (1947)

Demonstration against food shortage in Rome.

Dress Clamp For Cyclists (1949)

Girls use dress clamp for holding their skirts down while cycling.

Flower Procession - Italy (1949)

Flower procession in San Remo, Italy.

Making Artificial Limbs In Italy (1949)

Artificial limb making factory in Italy.

Pozzuoli's Volcanic Area (1949)

A look at the volcanic area at Pozzuoli near Naples, Italy.

Making Church Organs (1950)

Item showing men making church organs. Padua, Italy.

Viarregio Carnival (1950)

Footage of the Viarregio Carnival in Italy.

Burning Italian Money. (1946)

Italian workmen bundling notes into an incinerator.

Food Hoard Found (1947)

Police and military find hidden food in Italian village - Italian 'kulaks'...

Automobile Show In Rome AKA Car Rally In Rome (1948)

New cars on show in Rome

Fish At Ancona Fish Fair (1949)

A lobster, an octopus moving along, a young looking shark swimming...

Pilgrims Visit Pompeii (1949)

Pilgrimage to Pompeii, Italy.

Sicilian Carts (1949)

Sicilian artisans at work carving and painting traditional Sicilian carts; a...

Bell Foundry Italy (1949)

Item showing bells being made in Lucca, Tuscany. Italy.

King Farouk's Train (1951)

Footage of King Farouk's train being loaded onto ship bound for Egypt.

Italian Students Protest About School System (1958)

Students demonstrate against Italian school...