French officials talking. Large number of people gather, refugees going on road, and trucks on move. Trucks carrying people moving and people wave hands. A flag waves, French Army soldiers standing in a different position and a senior officer going in between. Two Officers shake hands with each other. Faces of refugees.
Skyline of New York featuring the newly built Manhattan Municipal Building rising high in the sky above other nearby buildings. A huge bell Liberty Bell-like replica in a nearby park with a sign that reads "Mayor's Committee of Women on National Defense." A man addresses the spectators together with a woman in a red cross-like uniform (likely Mrs. Millicent Hearst, wife of William Randolph Hearst and Chair of the committee, formed during World War I). Two U.S. Navy sailors also stand on the podium. Traffic moves on a street with flag decorated buildings in business district.
Preparations for the Bicentennial parade in Washington DC. Cameramen stand on the street in assembly area. Vehicles on the street. Men work on the decorated floats. Buildings in the background. Men work on a float that includes a replica of the Liberty Bell. Sign visible indicates that it is a Liberty Bell replica from the Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood Maryland. The bell is lifted by a crane. Lifesize mannequins of colonial fife and drum figures seen on a float near the bell. Other men work on a part of the float on which there is a white box with "Victory 1755" written on it..
German military officers stand about in front of a small rustic shelter. Inside view shows a large round table and chairs. French General Charles Huntziger, head of the French delegation, Rear Admiral Maurice R. Leluc, and French Ambassador Leon Noel step from a railroad car and are directed to the shelter by a German officer. They enter the shelter and a curtain is drawn behind them.. Huntziger and Leluc walk to the railroad car and climb aboard. View inside the car where principals are seated around a table. Huntziger signs documents. Remainder of film shows formations of clouds, numerous Nazi flags waving, a large church building, bells ringing, and a chorus singing in background.
View from road overlooking French village of Arromanches-les-Bains, where the Allies established a logistics port during the Normandy invasion of World War 2. Barrage balloon is aloft over the water. Allied ships are visible in the distance. Camera turns in opposite direction, looking out over village rooftops. The barrage balloon is seen more clearly, and some ships are close to shore, where much war materiel is gathered on the beach. A group of U.S. soldiers walks down a sandy road toward the water. A group of French civilians watch the activies, from the hillside. A Landing Ship Tank (LST) is close to shore. Cranes and supplies and equipment line the beach. A variety of ships are in the water behind the LST.
Welfare activities by YMCA staff during World War I. A YMCA activist involves troops in recreational activities like drama. Soldiers enacting a scene while others watch. 1917-1918.
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