Mont-Saint-Michel island at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France. Views of the tidal island from afar and on the island itself. Houses and buildings in the village. The abbey of Norman architecture style located near a garden. Arches and pillars. Pillars in the passageway. The spire of Saint-Michel and Gothic details. A glass window in the arched hallway.
A park in Paris, France. Motorcars, people and a tram near the fountain. People seated near a monument in Paris. The Eiffel Tower. The base structure of the Eiffel tower. Little children sail toy boats in a pond near the Tower. A family watches a swan near a lake. Children in a pony carriage. The Bois de Boulogne. Two women ride side-saddle on horses. People walk their dogs, a lady pushes a pram, or traditional baby carriage.
Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, the Roman catholic Basilica in Paris, France, on the butte Montmartre. Clouds hover over the domes of the monument. People walk by a building on the street. Sign on a building reads "Commune Libre Maison du Vieux Montmartre Communale." People seated in roadside coffee shops and French cafes. A man paints on the side walk. Areas with artists and intellectuals. View of an artist studio (fragment of sound is heard) where a nude woman model is posing for sculptors as they work. Men search garbage cans. A man in a dark alley. A gypsy woman reads a man's palm. A cat. Crowded roadside cafes. Men and women drink and smoke. Two men sit on the sidewalk and drink. A man in a tarboosh or fez serves a couple. An idle taxi cab driver sleeps in his car. Men and woman talk and eat in street side cafes.
Establishment of a beachhead in Normandy, France during World War II. U.S. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) reach the shore. Equipment is unloaded from the LSTs. Army vehicles roll on the beach. Supplies are unloaded from the ships. The beachhead is established. Shot of a Nazi German flag being lowered and replaced by the United States flag. U.S. forces move inland. French children watch the soldiers. Men walk through a cemetery.
Aerial view of a parade in Paris, France after conclusion of World War 1. Aerial view of a target area. A victory parade by the American Army World War I soldiers ("dough boys"). A large crowd gathers along street sides. U.S. Army troops parade on the street. They parade down the Champs-Élysées with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Various Paris buildings seen.
The Four Power Paris Summit in Paris, France after the 1960 U-2 incident. Wreckage of a United States Air Force Lockheed U-2 spy airplane in Moscow, Soviet Union. A diagram of a U-2 aircraft. People look at photographs on a wall. A photograph of a man. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the exhibit with Soviet dignitaries. Mr. Khrushchev gives statements to journalists. A Russian aircraft carrying Mr. Khrushchev and Soviet dignitaries taxis in Paris. A United States Air Force aircraft carrying U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and U.S. dignitaries lands. President Eisenhower addresses people at the airport. A motorcade rolls through the streets. French soldiers at attention in review. Cars drive past them. Exterior of a building.
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