The annual 10mile marathon race begins at Montmartre. Participants run through narrow streets and up steep stairs. Runners are seen crossing road. Finishing point is the top of the steep stairs leading to Sacre Coeur Cathedral. M. Hediart first reaches the finishing point. He accepts a basket full of vegetables and meat, in lieu of a trophy, from the organizers on winning the race.
An exhibition boxing match between American boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and Frenchman Jean Stock at the Sports Palace in Paris. The boxers in the boxing ring. The match underway. Sugar Ray punches Jean Stock and knocks him down three times. Spectators cheer during the match. The Frenchman's manager forfeits the match.
German supergun or super cannon artillery emplacement (without barrel) abandoned on rail tracks outside Paris during World War I. United States soldiers and French soldiers stand on and beside the abandoned German siege gun substructure. United States and French soldiers walk beside the railroad track. United States soldiers walk on the tracks. A United States soldier holds a shell casing from the World War 1 Supergun or Supercannon. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Crowd congregates in Paris streets to celebrate the armistice ending the First World War. People hold flag of United States. People in crowd tip their hats, smile and cheer. American soldiers pull a captured German artillery gun on wheels amidst the celebrating crowd who welcomes the end of World War 1.
Repatriated French soldiers are welcomed at a reception center in Paris.The move in an informal line and are given refreshments by a young woman. The reception center is decorated with bunting. A portrait of Charles de Gaulle is displayed on the wall.
United States Secretary of State Christian Archibald Herter and other Foreign Ministers at Policy conference in Paris. Secretary of State Christian Herter enters the French Foreign Ministry. He talks with the British,French and West German Foreign Minister to establish a common grounds in preparation for their Summit meeting in Geneva.
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