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Trench diggers eat lunch and a view of traffic in Paris, France.
Scenic view of Paris, France in spring. Pedestrians on Avenue Foch. Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in the background. Buildings on the side of the streets. Trench diggers eat lunch. (Trenches were being dug in various parts of the city for civil defense and bomb shelter purposes, with World War 2 looming). The trench diggers sit on the roadside. A sign reads 'Marie Louise'. A two-wheeled cart and rubble lay on the side of the road. Bicycles parked in front of the shops. Cafe du Coliseon at Champs Élysées. Chairs arranged in the cafe. View of traffic at 'Rue de Marignan' and Champs Élysées.
French people fit gas masks in Paris, France at outset of World War II..
French people in District Town Hall (Mairie du XXe Arrondissement) in Paris, France, at start of World War 2. . Women try on the gas masks. Men of National Guard of France (Garde Mobile) fit gas masks on the faces of people. Several gas mask cans on a table. Boxes in the background. People come out with gas mask cans. A child stands at the entrance.
British pilots take off to photograph enemy lines, an airfield is prepared and personnel celebrate in Eastern France.
British pilots fly over the West Wall to photograph enemy (Germans) forts and troop concentrations in Eastern France, early during British Expeditionary Force involvement in France, during World War 2. British fliers stand near aircraft of the Royal Air Force. They look at a map. British pilots get into aircraft. An obstacle in front of the wheel of an aircraft is removed. The aircraft takes off over the West Wall to photograph enemy (Germans) forts and troop concentrations. Trucks in a forest. Men work in a trench. A British personnel holding equipment in his hands smiles. Airfields are prepared: Trees are cut and a bulldozer passes along a road to level the land. The aircraft lands. The pilot goes into a tent. He looks at photographs. One British personnel inspects holes in a wall. British soldier carries a live goose away. A British soldier pushes a cart loaded with drums or barrels. A French woman stands outside a house and then quickly turns and runs back in the house. British military personnel read newspapers. They congregate at a bar and reach for bottles of alcohol on the bar.
A large crowd gathers to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Bastille Day in Paris, France.
Celebration of the Bastille Day in Paris, France. The celebration of the 150th anniversary of French independence. Giant lictor's fasces upon branches of laurel and oak (a symbol of France) adorn the stage. A large crowd gathers for the celebration. French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier delivers a speech. Officials and dignitaries at the platform. Troops marching on the street. Aerial view of the celebration.
An infantile paralysis victim, Fred Snite, arrives in his mechanical respirator to attend a church mass in Lourdes, France.
Fred Snite Junior, infantile paralysis victim attends mass in Lourdes, France. He arrives in his mechanical respirator (also called "iron lung") to renew his faith and physical strength at the grotto shrine at Lourdes. Fred Snite Junior, suffering from polio, is taken out from an ambulance. A priest prepares for a ceremony in the church.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Marseillaise statues in Paris, France.
A view of Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile in Paris, France. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe. Sandbags around Francois Rude's Marseillaise statues. Workers work near the Arcc de Triomphe.