Several curios in view. A stove in the shape of a snail. A woman and a child seen with a swan which can be used to bathe a baby of wash things. Knives seen upright. A woman seen smoking and with an umbrella cigarette lighter. A man seen with a gun which is actually a watch.
Motorbike riders in a race in the Buffalo Stadium. Some of the motorcyle riders fall down on the dirt track route. Ray Tauser out-distances his rivals and wins the race. Close-up view of the American winner Tauser at the end of the motorcycle race.
American veterans of World War 1 return to Paris not long after the war's end. They fill two open buses, each containing a cinematographer with camera, recording the events. A few women are included in the groups. They drive down the Boulevard Champs Elysees. Arc de Triomphe seen behind them.
Scenic view of Paris in spring. Huge traffic on the street. Cars pass on the street. Pedestrians stand on the street. Cars cross the road. Arc de Triomphe in the background. Cafe du Coliseon at Champs Elysees. Chairs arranged in the cafe
Scenic view of Paris in spring. Traffic on street. Pedestrians cross roads. Arc de Triomphe in the background. Police-men on the Avenue. Marche aux Fleurs flower market in Paris. Girl sells flowers like Lily-of-the-Valley. Crowd on the shop. People buy newspapers from stalls.
American soldiers of the U.S. 90th Infantry Division, walking atop captured Fort Obergentringen, Near Thionville, on the west side of the Moselle River, in World War 2. Next, the Fort's German Krupp 105mm guns are seen firing numerous shells at German positions in Thionville, east of the river. American soldiers with binoculars observe the shell strikes from the fort. Smoke rising from the shelling. [Note: A September 17, 1944 wireless report about the fort's capture , to the New York Times, by Frederick Grahamby, stated that "The fort's name is Gingringen and from 1870 to 1919 it belonged to Germany." However, it is actually Fort Obergentringen (Fort Guentrange) on the hills of Guentrange, overlooking Thionville, and built in 1899.]
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