Panorama of Place de L'Opera (Place de l'Opéra - 75002 Paris) in Paris, France. Heavy traffic of horses and carriages. Horse-drawn Bus with routing painted on its roof edge reading: Gare-St Lazare-Opera-Bourse-Les Halles. The Opera House, itself, seen prominently. Only one horseless carriage is seen. It appears to be 4-wheeled bicycle with single driver on top and front open seat for passenger(s). It looks to be belt driven (right rear wheel) possibly electric.
Several horse carriages at Avenue Des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Arc de Triomphe in distance. Women wearing elaborate hats and carrying parasols, seen sitting in the carriages. A team of horses pulls a large double-deck carriage with sightseers on the top. The avenue is lined with trees on both sides.
French Line Pier 10 at Staten Island in New York. French ship 'Ile De Re' at dock. Name and flags on side of ship on France. French flag on the stern. Freighter 'Leopold' chartered by the Red Cross to carry food to war-torn France during World War II. French flag on stern. Captain Lewis Thepaut going aboard Leopold. Leopold leaving dock. Coast Guard Escort near the ship. French ship 'Ile De Re' leaving dock. Leopold underway.
Dijon-Ville train station in Dijon, Cote D'Or, France. Horse drawn carriages and cars on the street. Several buses in the parking area by train station. Pedestrians cross the open square between station and Hotel Morot et de Geneve (15-17 Av. Maréchal Foch, 21000 Dijon, France), on Avenue du Marechal Foch and Rue du Dr Albert Remy. Side of Hotel is painted with sign reading: "Hotel Morot, et de Geneve Deumis." Several men stand on a pavement. An Ambulance bearing red cross insignia drives through the square. A sign reads 'Hotel Morot Garage'. Other buildings in the background. Bar and Restaurant of the hotel. Chairs arranged at hotel sidewalk café. man pulls hand cart and another rides bicycle through the square. Dog approaches camera, for a moment.
General Jean De Lattre De Tassigny speaks about relations with Indochina. The French General gives a brief speech in English. He states that the French are fighting against the Communists for democracy and for the freedom of the world.
Italian aviator, General Francesco de Pinedo, attempts takeoff in his Bellanca airplane, named the Santa Lucia. The Italian flag is painted on the aircraft rudder. The ship is heavily laden with fuel for a solo long-distance flight from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Baghdad, Iraq. The aircraft is seen to wander during the takeoff roll and with loss of control, crashes near a fence alongside the runway. The aircraft breaks into pieces, and with one wing sticking straight up in the air, begins to burn. It is immediately consumed in fire. Vehicles rush to the scene. Hangar number 6, at Floyd Bennett field, can be seen in background, with "Erickson and Remmert, Inc." painted on it. De Pinedo died in the accident.
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