French Marines, returning from overseas, are met and welcomed by a French official. He goes aboard the ship as it docks, and converses with several of the returning marines. French tricolor flies from the ship. The ship carries the name: "Kairowan." and home port Marseille. The marines disembark onto pier with all their belongings, including rifles.
An award ceremony and review of French troops at the Court of Honor (Cour d'Honneur) primary courtyard area of the French military hospital known as the Hotel des Invalides. Field Marshal Philippe Petain pins a medal on a French general as an honor guard stands at attention and photographers capture photos. The receiving general may possibly be Paul Maistre, Maxime Weygand, or Marshal Louis Granchet d'Esperey. Following the ceremony, French Army troops march out of the courtyard while being reviewed by Petain and the other high-ranking officers. At the end of the line, several early armored vehicles join the procession, including a French Renault FT tank and small personnel carriers.
The city of Paris. Boats underway in the Seine River. The Eiffel tower on the river bank. View through the front of a train as a man drives it. View of buildings, train tracks, industries, clock tower, and River Seine from the train. People stand in line at the station. The train enters a tunnel.
A large crowd emerges from the Paris Bourse (Paris Stock Exchange). Rows of motorcars parked outside. The dealing room inside the Stock Exchange. A man with sign boards fixed onto his back. Men and women in the crowd. A Catholic Nun. Men near a news stand or book stall. A man pulls a cart on the road. A traffic policeman minds the traffic. A park.
A boat passes under a bridge over the Seine River. Sightseeing boats pass beneath the Saint Michel Bridge. Men with fishing nets on bank of the river. A woman on the river bank. The Notre-Dame Cathedral. Men look at pictures on display. The Obelisk and fountain at Place De La Concorde. Eiffel Tower in the background. The sun sets over the Arc de Triomphe. A bridge over the River Seine.
Charles A Lindbergh's plane, Spirit of St Louis in Paris. People take a look at the plane after its epic flight from New York to Paris. The plane parked behind a fence. Nose of the aircraft.
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