United States Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes speaks during the 1946 Four-Power Paris Conference after World War 2. Secretary of State James Francis Byrnes reports on America’s commitment to secure peace through cooperation, saying “But we must not forget that if we fail to cooperate in a peace which is indivisible, we may again find that we will have to cooperate in a war which is worldwide. Whether we like it or not, we live in one world”
Musee du Louvre in Paris, France. A view of the Louvre Museum (99 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris France). Famous paintings in the museum are brought back on trucks after six years, following the end of World War 2. Trucks loaded with big wooden cases contain the paintings that had been relocated to protect them during the war from damage and prevent theft of the art by Nazi German forces. The cases arrive in one of the Louvre Museum's courts. A sign reads 'Entree Musee'. Cases unloaded and brought into the museum while Garde Mobile (National Guard of France) men watch with machine guns.
Trial of Philippe Petain in Paris, France. A street sign reads 'Quai Des Orfevres'. View of automobiles outside the Palace of Justice (10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France). Men of Guard Mobile march in Palace of Justice. A police van enters the Palace of Justice. Bedroom window of Marshall Petain's room. Courtyard of the Palace of Justice. Judge Mongibaud enters the Palace of Justice. Spectators get their credentials checked before they enter the Palace of Justice. Spectators enter the Palace of Justice to attend the trial of Philippe Petain.
Trial of Philippe Petain in Paris, France. Spectators enter Palace of Justice (Palais de Justice 10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France) to attend the trial of Philippe Petain. Gendarmes, advocates, and spectators gather in the Courtroom. Members of Court seat themselves at the table. Presiding judge and advocates. Marshal Petain enters and sits in the Courtroom. Marshal Petain reads a paper in his defense.
Parisians on bicycles in Paris, France. Two girls ride bicycles on Paris street. Group of Parisians on bicycles. Parisians ride bicycles on busy streets. Woman travels on bicycle. U.S. soldier at the back. Two women on a bicycle. Woman travels on a bicycle with a dog at the back. Man rides a bicycle carrying a musical instrument. Mass of bicyclists wait for the vehicles to move and then pass. Man on a bicycle with girl seated behind him. Two men on a bike. Mass of bicyclists coming down a street. Policemen in the foreground. Bicyclists and U.S. soldier on velo taxi. Bicyclists on a street. Crowd in front of a building. Sign in back: 'Monde Libre'. Mass of parked bicycles. Parking space for bicycles.
The city of Paris prior to German occupation during World War II. A large crowd of Parisians during a celebration near the Madeleine Church (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). The Notre Dame de Paris gargoyles. The Eiffel Tower (Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France). A gargoyle is perched from the Notre Dame Cathedral (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France), overlooking Paris. People dine in a restaurant. Neon signs and lit up shops at night. Parisians seated at sidewalk cafes. Shops on a street. People drink at bars and in night clubs. Fireworks at night. The lit Obelisk and Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Sellers with their goods in a vegetable market. People shopping for fruits and vegetables. A man sells bread on a cart. Pedestrians and cars at the Paris Metropolitan. A Metropolitain subway sign atop the steps of a metro entrance. Monuments, buildings, and the Seine River. A ferry in the Seine. Pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the streets. Workers use a delivery van to distribute newspapers. The Eternal Light, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, and sculptures at the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France).
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