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Colonel W.E. Easterwood presents a $25,000 prize to French aviators Coste and Bellontefor the first one-stop flight from Paris to New York to Dallas.

Film opens showing people assembled at a celebratory dinner, honoring French aviators, Captain Dieudonne Costes and Lieutenant Maurice Bellonte, who on September 1, 1930, flew their Breguet XIX aircraft,"Le Point d'Interrogation" (The Question Mark) non-stop from Paris to New York, and thence to Dallas Texas,landing at Love Field, Dallas, on September 4th,where they were greeted by 30,000 aviation enthusiasts. They are being honored by William Edward (Colonel) Easterwood, Jr., a Texas philanthropist and aviation enthusiast who had offered a $25,000 prize for the first one-stop flight from Paris to New York to Dallas,Texas. Colonel Easterwood delivers congratulatory remarks, and presents his check for the prize to the fliers. Closeup of the Easterwood check. Broadcast microphones are placed close to Colonel Easterwood and the fliers. Next, the fliers stand near the end of the event. Scene shifts completely to Costes and Bellonte with their aircraft, "The Question Mark, aboard a steamship, ready to sail back to France. Closup of the aircraft with large question mark painted on its side along with names of cities world-wide to which it had flown. Among these are: Hanoi; Calcutta; Karachi; Alepo; Athens; Rome; Paris; and New York. (Note: There is a display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas Love Field, that includes the actual prize check as well as a panoramic picture of the "Question Mark" landing in Dallas, along with a plaque commemorating the event.)

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1930, October 16
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675069012
Liberation of Southern France from Germany, Paris, France (WW2)

Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).

Location: Paris France
Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041994
Ex Prime Ministers and President of France appear as witnesses during Marshal Philippe Petain's trial in Paris, France.

World War II war crime trial of Vichy France leader Marshal Philippe Petain in Paris, France. Outer building of the Palace of Justice (10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France). Guards stand outside the court as they talk. Marshal Petain arrives at the court. Former French President Albert Lebrun, Ex French Prime Ministers Edouard Daladier, Paul Reynaud, and Leon Blum seated in the court. People sit in court room. Face and hand of Marshal Petain. Marshal Petain reads a paper. Paul Reynaud stands and speaks. Marshal Petain seated in the court.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1945, August 2
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046776
U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery unveils a plaque and seated with other officials in Paris, France.

U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery in Paris, France. Officials enter a building through an entrance gate. Guards at the entrance gate. The U.S. flag on the building. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery shakes hands with other officials. The ambassador unveils a plaque. The U.S. flag and the French flag on either side of the plaque. 'US President Franklin Roosevelt Au Peuple de France' written on the plaque. Count de Courtivron speaks at the event. Officials and U.S. Army personnel listen to the speaker. A large group of people gathered outside the building. U.S. Ambassador Caffery seated with Secretary General of the Rally of the French People ( RPF ) party Jacques Soustelle, French politician Georges Bidault, French General Koenig and U.S. General Rogers. Several views of the dignitaries.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1946, October
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055096
Former Prime Minister of France, Pierre Laval, is executed for treason, Paris, France.

Pierre Laval executed for treason in Paris, France. View of Prime Minister Pierre Laval with Nazi officers, during the German occupation of France, in World War II. A military firing squad and an empty hearse enter the Fresnes Prison (All. des Thuyas, 94260 Fresnes, France) where Pierre Laval is held. Several people standing in countryside with prison in background. Sound of rifle fire. The hearse carries Laval's body to the Thiais cemetery.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1945, October 15
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065417
U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery meets French officials and dignitaries at U.S. Embassy in Paris, France.

U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery opens U.S. Embassy in Paris, France during World War II. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery escorted by two U.S. officials enter the U.S. Embassy. Jefferson Caffery takes out his hat. The soldiers stand in formation and greet him. A soldier salutes in the foreground. The U.S. Ambassador meets French officials and dignitaries in the Embassy. Jefferson Caffery talks to a dignitary.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1944, November 2
Duration: 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069633
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