Preparations for the opening of the Yalta Conference (1945)

American officers descend the stairs and walk along the Livadia Palace building during preparations for the Yalta Conference, view of a part of the palace building.

Panorama of the Livadia Palace building.

A motorcade approaches the entrance to the palace on February 4, 1945. British Foreign Secretary Eden A., Prime Minister Churchill W. with an interpreter and secretary exit the car.

Churchill and Eden enter the palace.

Arrival of delegation members for the opening of the Yalta Conference.

The cars of the British and American delegations drive up to the entrance to the palace, diplomats exit the cars.

The cars drive up to the entrance to the palace and turn around.

Members of the British delegation exit the cars and gather at the entrance to the palace, cameramen and photo reporters take pictures.

American military personnel supporting the work of their delegation unload containers from the backs of trucks on the palace grounds.

Unloading one of the containers.

An officer supervises the unloading of a container.

First Sea Lord Admiral E.B. Cunningham and his entourage exit the car.

Members of the British delegation enter the palace.

US Army trucks with cargo necessary for the work of the American delegation on the paths of the Livadia Palace park.

A passenger car drives to the entrance to the palace, American cameramen run to it.

Passenger cars drive along the edge of the park square to the entrance to the palace.

The car with the members of the delegation drives through the square, stops near the entrance to the palace.

British naval officers exit the car that drove up to the entrance to the palace.

Panorama of the American equipment warehouse on the palace grounds (above).

Panorama of the Livadia Palace building and the American warehouse (above).