A French Army general is surrounded by soldiers and men at the Tuileries Gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France) in Paris, France. An officer poses, smiles, and talks. Italian gymnasts perform exercises. Soldiers exhibit hand to hand combat with their rifles. Men compete in tug of war event. English wrestlers wrestle. Welsh featherweight boxing champion 'Peerless" Jim Driscoll greets another athlete. Jim Driscoll poses and smiles for the camera.
Scenes in Paris soon after the end of World War I. Exteriors of Napoleon's Tomb at Les Invalides (129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Pedestrian and light vehicular traffic outside the building. The U.S. labor Commission delegates pose in courtyard of Les Invalides where they observe military armament. View of 7th arrondissement street intersection of Rue du Bac, Boulevard Raspail and Saint Germain. Wide and close views of monument to French Engineer Claude Chappe (Inventor of telegraphy) sculpted by Emile Louis Macé. (This monument was removed by order of the Vichy government in World War 2 and melted down). Workers at the Place de la Nation remove sandbags from Dalou’s sculpture “Triumph of the Republic”. Two other monuments are seen, including one carved like a mural in white stone.
View of a bridge in Paris, France over the River Seine, soon after the end of World War 1. A steamer ship passes near the bridge. Visiting American soldiers admire a statue in the Tuileries Gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France). Wide view of Palais du Trocadéro at the hill of Chaillot, framed by the corners of the Eiffel Tower (This later became site of the Palais de Chaillot). A closer view of the Trocadéro Palace, with horse cart, vehicle, and pedestrian traffic passing in front. A large Ferris wheel near the Eiffel tower. A more distant view of a tall equestrian monument with the Eiffel tower in the background.
Officials arrive for the Paris Peace Conference in Paris, France. View of the Hôtel de Crillon (6 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) with the French flags fluttering on the top of the building. Cars parked in a line. Dignitaries get inside the cars. Officers converse with each other. People walk on the street outside the building. A dignitary stands outside the building. A soldier poses for a photograph with the locals.
Arrival of French Guard of Honor at Quai d' Orsay (37, Quai d'Orsay - 75007 Paris) in Paris, France. Troops gather at the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs during the Paris Peace Conference after World War I. The French troops march to mark the formal opening of the Paris Peace Conference.
Outer view of Quai d' Orsay (37, Quai d'Orsay - 75007 Paris) in Paris, France. Street lined up with a huge crowd of Parisians awaiting the arrival of dignitaries of the Paris Peace Conference at the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in Paris. Dignitaries arrive for the Paris Peace Conference to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers after the end of World War I.