Departing passengers and luggage crowd sidewalk outside of Paris train station. Automobiles jam the street in front of the station. Travelers include very old people and families. Two women carry babies. View of the Champ Elysees at night. Cars and lights in shops.
A moment of comedy during the Invasion of Normandy. A soldier directs traffic at an intersection while a G.I. bothers him to light his cigarette. The lighter doesn't work, and the G.I. throws it on the ground. A truck drives past them. The soldier approaches a woman for a light instead. Sign on a building reads, 'Penchurch S'
Famous aviator Charles Lindbergh being welcomed after his successful nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. American aviator Charles Lindbergh at an outdoor luncheon in the Bois de Boulogne given by the International League of aviators. Lindbergh arrives by car at the port of Cherbourg, where crowds greet him. American flag flies from building, along with French flags. Crowds cheer him from the wharf as a launch carries Lindbergh out to the U.S. Navy Cruiser, USS Memphis (CL-13), where he comes aboard in his leather coat and boots. Later, Lindbergh, in a business suit, poses with the officers of the Memphis on the deck. He is given a tour of the ship. One officer shows him the breech of a heavy naval gun. Lindbergh operates the controls of an antiaircraft gun. Lindbergh and an official, in the cockpit of an aircraft carried aboard the ship.
Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. A boxing match in progress. People gather in large numbers in the stadium to watch the event. Airplanes fly overhead dropping banners and flowers. Score board in the background. The Composite Regiment's exhibition drill. Trees in the background.
Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. Participants in the fencing contest. People gather in the stadium to watch the contest. An Italian General standing amidst the ground. Other officials meet him. They pose for a group photograph. They watch the fencing contest.
Allied nations participate in an athletic meet at the Pershing Stadium outside Paris. Athletes seated in the stadium. They pose for group photographs. They wave towards the camera. They stand on the ground.
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