U.S. Army officers review French troops, in tropical uniforms, Cayenne, French Guiana during World War II. Bands followed by armed troops with their bayonets raised high march past the officers. The troops salute the officers. American flags waved in the parade. Large crowd gathered along the street.
Former prisoners of the French prison gathered at a dock area on Devil's Island in French Guiana. The prisoners carry their belongings. They board a boat and leave the island. Several ships and boats underway in the river.
Pan American Airways System seaplane lands on water in Devil's Island in French Guiana. The seaplane arrives at the peer. Men tie the plane at the peer. Officers disembark from the plane. A radio tower. Radio operator works at controls inside a radio station.
A horse carriage moves on a street in Devil's Island, French Guiana. A cyclist passes by. Exterior of a telegraph office. Women sort postal mail and letters. Men drink liquor at an open air restaurant or cafe bar. Men besides a shop's wall along the edge of a street. A small boy passes by on his bicycle.
Man with umbrella on a street in Devil's Island, French Guiana. Man wearing is followed by a stray dog. A tattooed man reads a book under a tree. Man sits beside the door of a house. Man drinks liquor. Few men eat at a restaurant. Men sleep. People buy and sell goods in a market. Vultures and dogs scavenge on a street.
Troops march at a garden area outside a building in Cayenne, French Guiana. Governor Chot signs on documents presented to him by two officials. Military commander and fellow officer meet with Governor Chot. They all read a map and discuss.