Long line of 42nd Division U.S. Army infantry men passing through village during World War I. Truck pulling artillery piece rounds corner. Scene of open field. Artillery shells burst near edge of wooded area. Crew fires howitzer from behind natural camouflage near country road. Shells striking wooded area in distance. Loading and firing of howitzer by six man crew. Two soldiers, heavily camouflaged, crawl toward trench. Soldiers with rifles at the ready in slit. Crew firing machine gun. Mortar crew load and fire from ditch. Soldiers in field are issued clothing and allowance. During operations to occupy Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Unidentified officer gets out of side car of motorcycle during World War I at 42nd Division Headquarters near Baccarat in Loraine sector of France. He poses for the photographer and then inspects soldiers. Close up view of an American "dough boy" soldier standing guard and then smiling. U.S. Army soldiers pitching horse shoes. Cars come and French and American officers get out of the cars. Possible training exercise or surrender of enemy as troops run on a battlefield in background while troops in foreground crawl, each carrying a white flag.
The Naval Battle of the Flowers is held on Carnival Monday (Lundi Gras) at Port de la Santé in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. Pointus boats adorned with flowers travel through the Port while passengers on the boat throw flowers at spectators. The crowd throws flowers back in return.
Large crowd gather during a rugby match in Paris. Players get into the field. Welsh Rugby team beats France by 11-0. Views of the teams playing rugby and some player injuries. Crush of rugby fans packed in stadium and surging forward causes injuries to some spectators who are taken away by police for medical care.
French wine market workers take part in annual wine keg championship in Vincennes, France. Spectators in stands. The participants roll wine barrels on end around a racecourse. M Farge is the new champion after the barrel sprint.
Paul Doumer and Gaston Doumergue come down the stairs at Champs Elysees during inauguration of Doumer as head of the Republic in Paris, France. They sit in the car and it goes. Presidential motorcade on horses and bicycles. Eiffel Tower in the background. Doumer stands and addresses people at historic Palace of the Senate.
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