A mock air raid and defensive precautions in Paris, France. Dramatization : Gas detector crews on motorcycles speed to bombed areas to warn citizens and aid the wounded. Men treat the injured. Men carry a stretcher. They put injured on stretcher. Men carry the injured on stretcher.
Officials meet in Paris, France during World War II. The officials standing outside a building. They shake hands and enter the building. British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax arrives to confer with French Premier Edouard Daladier and Foreign Minister Georges Etienne Bonnet. Officials walking inside the building. They meet to discuss the anti-axis treaty.
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.
Scenic view of Paris in spring. Huge traffic on the street. Cars pass on the street. Pedestrians stand on the street. Cars cross the road. Arc de Triomphe in the background. Cafe du Coliseon at Champs Elysees. Chairs arranged in the cafe
Scenic view of Paris in spring. Traffic on street. Pedestrians cross roads. Arc de Triomphe in the background. Police-men on the Avenue. Marche aux Fleurs flower market in Paris. Girl sells flowers like Lily-of-the-Valley. Crowd on the shop. People buy newspapers from stalls.
Scenic view of Paris in spring. Trenches at foot of Eiffel Tower. Trench digging in progress (for Civil Defense, bomb shelter, and pre-war mobilization efforts in France, about 13 months before the German invasion of France and Battle of France in World War 2). Wooden structures are seen in some of the trenches, to stabilize the earthworks. A view of the Eiffel Tower. People sit on benches in the garden. A couple reads books. People in Champs de Mars Gardens (Quai Branly - Avenue de la Motte Picquet - 75007 Paris). A residential area in view across a river (possibly the Seine). Car traffic passes under a bridge that crosses the river to the other side.