French officers and leaders pose around a decorated taxicab in the courtyard of the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris, France, a few years after World War I. French officials surround a decorated taxicab and pose during a distinguished service ceremony. The train carriage in which the Armistice was signed, Wagon Lits Company car No. 2419D, is seen in the background (having been moved to the plaza after the signing). A French officer speaks to other officers surrounding him.
Cars parked outside the flagship store of fashion designer Christian Dior in Paris, France. Sign reads “Christian Dior Chapeaux”. Women wearing African-inspired designs of Christian Dior hats outside the shop. A woman wearing a hat with a large flower. One turban is modeled with a matching parasol. Stitching on some hats are based on ethnic African designs.
People gather to watch the World Downhill championship in Megeve, France. People stand along the sides of the race track to watch the skiers. Skiers from different nations participate in the championship and ski down the track.
General Charles de Gaulle presents regimental colors and standards to soldiers as a symbolic reconstruction of the French Army during liberation ceremony in Paris (World War II). Two stern United States military police stand in the crowd. French troops attend the ceremony in Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). General Charles de Gaulle presents flags with regimental colors that had been hidden from Germans during the war to French soldiers at the Place de la Concorde. Soldiers go down the stage after receiving their standards. Close up of an elderly soldier. Soldiers salute to General de Gaulle after going on stage. Soldiers receive their standards from General de Gaulle. Words seen on flags include "Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland) and "Republique Francaise" (French Republic.)
United States 150th Signal Corps, 10th Armored Division whitewash an M3 half-track and 2-1/2 ton truck in Metz, France during World War II. This is done for winter camouflage. Soldiers dip brushes on buckets with white paint or whitewash. Soldiers paint vehicles with white paint. A wheel is covered with white paint. Soldiers painting a truck in white on the side of a street. A soldier paints the truck’s wheels. Man uses a long brush to paint the upper part of the truck.
Tribute paid to an American soldier in Chalons-en-Champagne, France. People gathered in the city hall (Pl. du Maréchal Foch, 51000 Châlons-en-Champagne, France). The American flag on the building. Officers salute as soldiers carry the coffin of the American soldier who is the selected unknown American soldier, chosen to be represent all such soldiers in the tomb of the unknown soldier in the United States. Officers on horses in the background. The soldiers place the coffin of the unknown soldier on a horse driven caisson. The coffin is carried on the cart. The soldiers and the officers march in the background. An officer addresses people. The soldiers carry the coffin on a dock followed by the officers. People place wreaths on the coffin. The French and the American flag on the ship USS Olympia. The ship leaves the dock. People stand and watch from the dock, bound for the United States and final burial ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC.
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