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Ukrainians and Belorussians, who fled to France to escape poor treatment under Polish domination, return home after 20 years.
The Soviet ship Vyacheslav Molotov is seen, docked at the French port of Le Havre. A crane raises cargo onto the ship. Ukrainian and Belorussian passengers stand on the pier, ready to board the ship that will take them to their former hometowns. One woman walks up the gangplank with a flag and a carryall displaying the image of Joseph stalin. On the pier, French Army officers process the embarking passengers, as a Soviet Army officer stands nearby. Closeup of documents being stamped. (Narrator states that these refugees fled their homes for France, 20 years earlier, when they were under the domination of Poland.) The Soviet officer encouraging passengers up the gangplank. View from high on the ship, of passengers clustered around the processing station. Camera pans up to the ship's funnel, where Soviet hammer and sicle is displayed. View from behind people waving on the dock, of the passengers lining the railing of the ship, waving goodbye as the ship slowly begins to move forward and then is seen underway. Scene fades to reopen showing the ship in waters of the Black Sea approaching the port of Odessa, Ukraine. Buildings seen upon cliffs overlooking the port. Several views of the passengers assembled on deck looking toward shore. Closeups of passengers and their flags. A Ukrainian woman gives a speech about her joy at homecoming. Other passengers applaud. A man holds up a homemade sign reading (in Russian) "LONG LIVE SOVIET-HOMELAND I-EE-GOVERNMENT." Passengers disembarking down the gangplank, carrying flags and riding in open small trucks away from the ship.
French War Brides at Camp Philip Morris in Le Havre, France at end of World War 2
Camp Philip Morris in Le Havre, France. War brides of American soldiers at railway station preparing to travel to Camp Philip Morris. Several American soldiers are seen with their wives and babies. The war brides fill the train and it leaves the station, as American Military Police in white helmets stand and salute. Passengers look out of the windows of the railroad cars. A sign reads 'Camp Philip Morris'. War brides arrive by bus and carry belongings to their quarters. Camp buildings in view.
Seventh-day Adventist mass baptism in Saint Maurice, France.
A Seventh-day Adventist Christian mass baptism in Saint Maurice, France. Men and women, holding umbrellas, stand on a raised area on the shore of a water body. A flight of steps leads down to the water. A woman comes down the steps. A few people standing on a platform near the water. A man who stands waist-high inside the water helps the woman into the water. The woman immerses herself fully in the water and comes up, baptized as a Seventh-day Adventist. The woman is helped by another man out of the water. Men and women along a walkway. A woman holding umbrella on the walkway. Women talking and having tea. Another woman standing behind, watches.
Wright Brothers give first public demonstration of their Wright flyer in Le Mans, France.
Officials and interested spectators fill the stands at Hunaudieres race course, near Le Mans, France, to watch a demonstration of a Wright Flyer airplane. Wilbur Wright places a large wheel under the aircraft as he and his team prepare a Model A Wright Flyer, for movement.Horses are seen towing it across a field. A man checks the planes launching track. Closeup of men maneuvering the aircraft into position on the launching track. Next, several of them are seen pulling together on a rope to raise a heavy weight up a small tower, to provide the launching power for the airplane. Next, two men pull the propellers through to start the Flyer’s engine. A passenger is already seated as Wilbur Wright climbs aboard and puts his hands and feet on the plane’s controls. View of the launching weight dropping to the ground and causing the Flyer to accelerate along its track and take off. A group of officials, wearing white armbands, watch the takeoff and the Flyer as Wilbur Wright maneuvers it skillfully above the race track grounds. Complete change of scene shows U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt on a platform, covered with a huge American flag. He is giving a speech. Scene shifts back again to Le Mans, where the Wright Flyer is still maneuvering all about in the air, above the grounds. Scene shifts again to World War I. American volunteer flyers with the French Lafayette Escadrille are seen in flight gear, by their Spad airplanes (marked with their distinctive Indian in head dress logo). They run to their respective planes and board them. View of the Spad airplanes with engines running and then taxiing out for takeoff.
A newly wed couple walks through a crowd gathered outside a church and couples dance in Le Meuse, France.
A wedding ceremony in Le Meuse, France. Exteriors of a church. Aerial view of people gathered outside the church. A newly married couple comes out of the church. The bride meets a woman holding a boy. The boy cries. Couples dance. The couple kisses. A photographer in the background.
Ruins and rubble in Maricourt village, France during World War I.
The damaged village of Maricourt in France during World War I. Rubble in front of a ruined building. Men inspect the damage. Abandoned artillery and an unexploded Zeppelin bomb.
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