A millinery salon by Mademoiselle Marthe in Paris, France. Women working on hat making in a millinery salon. A woman turns a hat mannequin head. A woman’s hat in her head is trimmed. Pins are inserted on pincushion. A milliner takes measurements of a woman’s head. Sideview of a woman wearing a fashionable beret. Women modeling various hats, berets and fascinators made by the salon of Mademoiselle Marthe.
A flight of 4 P-51s seen from two angles, approaching the advance airfield at Criqueville (A-2) in France. They peel off for landing.Three of them are seen rolling out after landing. The only plane markings visible in this clip are on the last aircraft to land. It has a donkey painted on its tail, identifying it as belonging to the 356th Fighter Squadron (Red Asses) of the 354th Fighter Group.
Decoration ceremony conducted by Lieutenant General Brereton, Commander of U.S. Army Air Forces 9th Air Force, at advance airfield, Criqueville (A-2) France, during World War 2. Nine pilots of the 354th Fighter Group are lined up at attention in a field. A photographer clicks pictures. Two officers stand beside a table on which medals are kept. Captain Beerbower marches towards Lt Gen Brereton. The Lt Gen decorates him. Lt Gen Brereton decorates a major, a captain and a lieutenant, shaking hands with them. The company stands at attention. The honored men stand back in a line. General Brereton is seen, later, conversing with Captain Beerbower (wearing Silver Star). Among those decorated in this ceremony were: Capt. Don M. Beerbower (Silver Star); Capt. Wallace N. Emmer, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Lieutenant Carl Bickel (DFC).
French General Charles Henri De Gaulle during a ceremony in Saverne, France. The French General U.S. Lieutenant General Alexander Patch and U.S. Lt. General Jacob Loucks Devers with Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. The General in a stand reviews French troops as they pass. General Gaulle talks to U.S. Generals. People look out from a window. General De Gaulle gets off from a car and is greeted by French troops. A French military band plays different instruments. French troops stand in a squad. General Gaulle inspects them. He stands with U.S. Lt. General Alexander Patch and U.S. Lt. General Jacob Loucks Devers talks to them. Croix de Guerre pined up on the uniforms of U.S. Generals. (World War II period)
A new automobile 'road flea' in Paris, France. A man checks the engine of the car. He looks in the small automobile 'road flea' and people stand around it. The man seated in the car. The automobile moves on the road with other vehicles. People walk on a path way. The man gets off from the small car, tows it and parks it in a space between two cars. This solves the parking problem. People on the street look at the car being parked.
Water skiers perform different stunts in Evian, France. The skiers hold a tow rope to water ski. They perform various stunts like trick skiing and hurdle jumping over the water.
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