Paul Doumer and Gaston Doumergue come down the stairs at Champs Elysees during inauguration of Doumer as head of the Republic in Paris, France. They sit in the car and it goes. Presidential motorcade on horses and bicycles. Eiffel Tower in the background. Doumer stands and addresses people at historic Palace of the Senate.
Animation introduces five African American artists. Segment focuses on sculptures by Barbara Chase Riboud. Barbara drives a car on roads of Paris, France. Views of traffic in traffic circles, fountains, and landmark buildings of city of Paris in the early 1970s. Many cars and buses on road. Barbara comes out of a shop "Nickel Chrome" and talks to a man who has finished polishing one of her works of art. Barbara at a room takes out her coat. Various sculptures in the room. Barbara works on a sculpture and shapes it. Barbara stands near a furnace. Two men work with molten and hot iron. Barbara picks up her two children from a bilingual international school of Paris. Children sit in car. Barbara at her sculpture workshop. She walks in it. She examines sculptures.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin) and his wife Oona O'Neill at the Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs Dramatiques at Paris in France. Officials greet and welcome them. Press photographers capture the moment. Charles Chaplin emerges from his car and walks towards the hall amidst a crowd of cheerful supporters. Chaplin waves and greets the crowd. A number of cars parked alongside the road can be seen. Security detail is present to manage the big crowd at the venue. 1951
Victims of Nazi atrocities in France during World War II. Burial ceremony of 27 FFI men (French Forces of Interior) massacred by retreating German soldiers. Horse carts carry wreaths on caskets of the dead during the burial procession in Paris. Men and women weep during the burial ceremony. Priest and other people pay homage to the dead.
Views of Nazi facilities that had been used by the Gestapo to torture and kill prisoners during the German occupation of Paris, France, in World War 2. A long low tunnel is seen (that had been a rifle range for the Ministry of Aviation). French soldiers and Partisans examine wooden stakes and hand prints of victims on the walls. Closeup of the uniformed French officers examining the wooden stakes where prisoners were executed by firing squads. Numerous bullet holes and damage is evident in the stakes. A blindfold and rosary are found on one stake. In another area, the officers examine wooden coffins ready for use. In the courtyard, a large excavation is shown where numerous bodies were dug up. Wooden boxes are seen that contained bodies.
The United States Army in France during World War 1. Troops of United States soldiers march through the streets of Paris. Civilians and children walk along them. A huge crowd of civilians of Paris gathers on both sides of the roads. The marching troops of the United States soldiers are welcomed by the civilians. Band of musicians of U.S. Army walk along with the troops playing music.
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