United States President Woodrow Wilson leaving the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (37, Quai d'Orsay - 75007 Paris). Wilson leaves after explaining the terms of the Paris Peace Conference to the smaller powers. Delegates seen standing while President Wilson moves. President Wilson boarding his motor car.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. United States President Woodrow Wilson delivering a speech in the memory of the American soldiers who lost their lives. Dignitaries and people gathered. Boy Scouts and French soldiers seen.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. United States President Woodrow Wilson shakes hands with a lady. President Wilson talks to the members of American delegation. He places a wreath on one of the graves in the cemetery. Boy scout seen.
Newsreel ' Pin point Para-jump in Paris'. World's championship parachute competition in Paris. Several parachutes in air. Jumpers from nine nations vie for a cloth target on ground. A double leap by a husband and wife team.
Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh welcomed by huge crowd in streets of New York City as he flew successfully from New York to Paris. Charles Lindbergh with his mother Evangeline Lindbergh and separately in the cabin of his monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. Scenic aerial views of Paris including monuments, busy streets, Montmatre Sacré-Cœur basilica, and Eiffel Tower lit up at night.
Evacuation of the British and Allied troops from Dunkirk beginning May 26, 1940. The troops at the beaches of Dunkirk. Smoke rising from Dunkirk with views of houses in foreground. British troops helped aboard boats in the water, some jumping down from large ships. View of smoke rising from Dunkirk on horizon as troops depart. The soldiers sleeping at sea after being rescued from Dunkirk. Wounded helped from boats as they return to British soil. The soldiers smoking after successful evacuation and giving the 'thumbs up' sign. Troops looking out windows of railroad car and smiling. (World War II period).
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