French people of Nemours, France, punish local women who collaborated with the enemy, during the German occupation in World War II. A woman sits in a chair on a pedestal, as a barber shaves her head in the village square, as crowd of spectators watch. Several other women stand together, awaiting similar treatment.
Views of smoke rising from succession of bomb explosions on the City of Brest, France. (World War II period).
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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