Excerpts from concert by Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, who lost his right arm during World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, and wears glasses. Camera focuses exclusively upon his hand while playing. View of Baldwin piano.
Air Search for United States Air Force aircraft C-47 which crashed in French Italian Alps. French Honor Guard at funeral rites at Nice Airport, France. Officers salute funeral rites. Colonel Rizon, Commander of the 84th Air Rescue Group headed the rescue mission. Members salute as casket is moved. French Honor Guard stands at attention. Italian motorcycle police. Pall bearers remove caskets from hearses and carry them to C-119. Motorcycle guard stands at attention. Funeral procession. Funeral wreath presented by City of Nice to the American passengers killed in crash. Crew chief closes door of aircraft.
German headquarters in France during World War 1. Soldiers of United States 35th Division Artillery fire shells at the German headquarters. Close views of doughboys loading artillery shells and firing. High view from a ridge overlooking target and an explosion occurs as shells are fired.
A non skid automobile in Paris, France. A new non skid automobile being tested. The car drives on a sidewalk. Other cars parked along the side of the road in the background. The non skid car drives down a road and a car coming from the opposite direction manages a narrow escape as the non skid car swings from one side of the road to the other.
An air ship disaster in Beauvais, France. Damaged steel frame structure of British airship R101 after it crashed in killing 48 people. Men search through the debris as they look for survivors. Caskets carrying the dead being carried away in a cart.
Metallic dresses from the Paco Rabanne collection on display in Paris, France. Models display micromini dresses made of square and rectangular aluminum plates and knitted wool. Models look at mannequins donning metallic dresses by Paco Rabanne, a Spanish designer of Basque origin in Paris. Metallic earrings being displayed on a mannequin. A model tries a motif mask of traditional style.
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