Mr. Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune during World War I, standing in uniform and talking. He is seen following his wounding at the front. He is passing through Paris enroute to the United States. Gibbons is seen with a patch over his injured eye (permanently lost) and his hand fractured. He had been hit by German gunfire while attempting to rescue an American soldier during the Battle of Belleau Wood.
President Wodrow Wilson and the first lady of USA arrive at the Palace of Versailles to attend the Paris Peace Conference. They are greeted and escorted by the officials. Military generals of various nations arriving at the Palace of Versailles in their respective cars.
Views of the Treaty of Versailles which marked the end of World War I. The treaty signed by the representatives of various participating nations. The terms of the treaty.
A large cheering crowd spread across the streets of Paris on the day of Armistice which marks the end of World War I. Crowd has a large number of women as well. The celebrating crowd cheers for the motorcade of delegates going for the peace talks.
Promenading on Avenue Des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Horse-drawn double-decker buses with passengers riding in the open, on top, as well as in the enclosed carriage below. People wearing hats and carrying parasols, seen sitting in numerous horse-drawn carriages. Several pedestrians cross the avenue, between the moving carriages. Carriage traffic is heavy in both directions. Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris) and the Obelisk can be seen in the distance.
People stroll the grounds of the Paris Exposition, in 1900. Huge gardens and paths. The paths are lined with numerous chairs upon which only several people can be seen sitting. Women carrying parasols and wearing hats. The Palace of Electricity has large display of water fountains in front of it. The Eiffel Tower dominates the grounds.
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