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Ethiopian Royalties in Tokyo

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  • 1959-11-9

Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Ethiopia are shown as they leave the Tokyo Imperial Palace after a meeting with the Emperor and the Empress of Japan on November 5. Crown Prince Merid Azmatch Asfa Wossen Haile Selassie an...

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Honsoeda Coal Mine Death Pit

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  • 1958-7-5

A Japanese coal miner who had been trapped in a flooded shaft at the Honsoeda coal mine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Southern Japan is carried out after a 71-hour ordeal in a cold flooded pit. He and 21 other miners were rescued alive. Three miners ere ...

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Jean Tinguely — French Artist

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  • 1961-6-12

Dummy legs, stockings, furs, Indian leathers, trays, pots and pans and old lamp shades are all turned into items of art at the hands of French mobile creator, Jean Tinguely. Just back from an exhibition of his unique art at the New York Modern Mus...

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Landslide Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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  • 1961-6-14

A landslide that occurred about 8 miles north of Kaohsiung, Taiwan wiped out the whole village, killing twelve persons. Twenty six persons were missing and many others were seriously injured. Upper picture shows two freight trains almost buried by...

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Midsummer in Sweden

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  • 1961-7-20

Midsummer in Sweden is the time for singing and dancing among the flowers and green leaves. Nobody likes to miss a dance party and even the little ones never fail to fall right into the tradition. Dressed in traditional costumes, the two little on...

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Mitsuo Fuchida Distributing Pocket Bibles

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  • 1961-6-29

Former Japanese captain Mitsuo Fuchido, who commanded the air attack on Pearl Harbour 20 years ago distributing bibles in Germany on behalf of the Pocket Bible Union. He became a Christian after the war and joined the Pocket Bible Union in Hamburg...

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Plane Crashed in Taiwan

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  • 1960-4-25

The wreckage of the Thai Royal Air Force plane which crashed recently on a hill near the outskirts of Taipeh, shortly after taking off from Pine Hill Airport. All the occupants including the Thai Air Commander and his wife were killed. The Air Com...

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Plane Crashed in the Philippines

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  • 1960-7-23

Survivors of a huge passenger plane which crashed-landed in the sea eleven miles off Polillo in northeast Luzon (Philippines) were picked up by rescue teams, after remaining in the water for three hours. Picture shows the victims being helped to a...

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President Chiang Kai - Shek

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  • 1961-5-4

President Chiang Kai-shek smiling as Madame Chiang receives a pearl bracelet from Madame Somoza Debayle, who husband General Somoza, brother of the Nicaraguan President, stands immediately behind her. General Somoza Debayle was on a week-long visi...

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