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.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh in Paris, France after his trans-Atlantic flight. The City Hall or Hôtel de Ville (Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France) in Paris. A large gathering of people outside the Hall. French and American flags in the balconies. Lindbergh greets and waves to the crowd below from a balcony.
American and European teams compete in a Roller Skating Catch in Paris, France. Women roller skate on the track in Paris, France. Two of them slip while others watch. Some other skaters also slip and fall. People help them.
Panning view of Paris, France. French Republican Guards line a red carpet on the steps of the Presidential Palace as President John F. Kennedy arrives, at the Palais de Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France), in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and home of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The president is accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and escorted by Robert de Saint-Jean, President of Diplomatic Press Association. President Kennedy addressing a luncheon of newsmen there.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy ride in an open car for a civic reception at the Hotel de Ville (Paris City Hall, Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France) during their State visit to Paris, France, in June, 1961. A contingent of French Republican Guards form an honor guard at the entrance as the President and first Lady Jacqueline Kennedy step from their car to enter. Crowds of Parisians cheer and wave enthusiastically from the sidewalks as they enter the Hall to be greeted by the President of the Paris Municipal Council. After speaking in the City Hall, the President and Mrs. Kennedy are seen being escorted by the Council President as they leave the building and mingle with Parisians. Next, Mrs. Kennedy and Madame Yvonne de Gaulle are seen arriving at a French Public School, where the American flag is displayed. Mrs. Kennedy is surrounded by enthusiastic Parisians. Final scenes show the Kennedys leaving the terminal building at Paris Orly Airport, accompanied by French Premier Michel Debre and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. The President's airplane is parked at the end of a red carpet and is next seen in flight. Views of Paris and of the Air Force One engines from inside the aircraft.
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