Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako attend graduation of their son Crown Prince Akihito from Gakushuin School
VS motorcade arrives at the secondary Gakushuin School, road is lined with women in kimonos and men in suits / Emperor Hirohito out of car followed by Empress Nagako, everyone bows and they enter the school / pan crowd lining road / CU...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Fifth anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation
Statue of King Menelik; a cross and a dome of a church / A large procession of Ethiopians on horseback / Selassie rides by in a carriage with liveried footmen / Tribespeople in distinctive clothing; a grizzled old man and a younger one...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie arrives in New York City for visit to US
Title "People you're reading about" superimposed over newspapers coming off press / title "Haile Selassie - first US visit for Emperor of Ethiopia" superimposed over close shot of Selassie in uniform posing for photo opportunity, his...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Yugoslavian President Josip Tito on state visit to Ethiopia
Title: "People You're Reading About" superimposed over newspapers coming off press / Intertitle: "Tito In Ethiopia" superimposed over car driving toward camera / Yugoslavian president Josip Tito (facing camera) in military uniform shakes...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Former ruler of Austria Emperor Charles I in exile in Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
Warship carrying Charles I in harbor at Funchal / boat carrying Charles and his wife, the former Empress Zita, pulling into dock / Charles and Zita being helped out of boat onto dock / policemen holding back crowd / Charles and Zita...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Wedding of former German Emperor Wilhelm II at his home Huis Doorn in Doorn, Netherlands
Crowd including cameraman gathered outside home of Wilhelm II in the Netherlands / crowd and cameramen standing on top of car / reporters taking notes / man standing with flowers / people walking down pathway, one man holding flowers /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Scenes in Rome and Ethiopia during Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Title: 'Italy' superimposed over large crowd of Italian soldiers massed in front of Victor Emmanuel Monument in Rome / closer view of soldiers / native Ethiopian troops fighting on Italian side (askaris) in Ethiopia charging across field...
Bridgeman Arts
Berlin, 1900s. Transport, street scenes, architecture, Emperor Wilhelm II
Berlin, 1900s. Transport, street scenes, architecture, Emperor Wilhelm II. EDIT from IMW tape 140.
Bridgeman Arts
Surrender of Japan on board USS Missouri, 2 September 1945
General MacArthur gives speech (original sound). Representatives of Japan, the USA and other nations sign the surrender agreement.
Hearst Metrotone News
Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie meets with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board a U.S. Naval ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie meets with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board a U.S. Naval ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Japan's emperor opens parliament as two lawmakers with serious disabilities take seats
Japan's emperor delivers his opening speech to the parliament as two lawmakers with serious disabilities take seats in the country's upper house (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Reiwa Is Japan’s New Imperial Era Name
Apr.01 -- Japan has announced the name of the new imperial era as the world’s oldest continuous monarchy prepares for a new emperor. Crown Prince Naruhito will succeed his father, Akihito, at the end of the month and his time on the...
Hearst Metrotone News
Tokyo, Japan hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics where United States athlete Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the 100 meter dash.
Tokyo, Japan hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics where United States athlete Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the 100 meter dash.
Hearst Metrotone News
Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito marches in the funeral procession for Japanese Emperor Taisho.
Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito marches in the funeral procession for Japanese Emperor Taisho.
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Principe brasileno propone retorno a monarquia
VOICED : Principe brasileno propone retorno a monarquia
Bridgeman Arts
Ceasefire, 11th November 1918. Celebrations in Paris and Brussels.
Ceasefire, 11th November 1918. Celebrations in Paris and Brussels.
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Napoleon en caricaturas de su epoca
VOICED : Napoleon en caricaturas de su epoca
Hearst Metrotone News
A Private Snafu cartoon shows the demise of a soldier who does not dig a trench as instructed, but sleeps instead.
A Private Snafu cartoon shows the demise of a soldier who does not dig a trench as instructed, but sleeps instead.
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Collectors bringing Chinese antiquities home
VOICED: Collectors bringing Chinese antiquities home
Curated Video
Universal Newsreel: Queen Elizabeth Receives Ethiopian Ovation
STORY
4 200 UN 38-13 b&w sound
Universal Newsreel 1965
SHOWS
12:37:07 newsreel on Queen Elizabeth's visit to Ethiopia, shots of her with Emperor Haile Selassie, close...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Brazil welcomes heart of country's first emperor ahead of independence bicentennial
Authorities in Brazil welcome the heart of the country's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, as it prepares to celebrate its independence bicentennial from Portugal (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
Bridgeman Arts
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and his funeral procession in Vienna
Stills montage of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and footage of his funeral procession in Vienna