Antique shop of White Russian emigre Prince Vladimir Galitzine at 20 Berkeley Street in London, England, United Kingdom. A wealthy woman customer, dressed in furs, is seen examining various objects in the shop. A portrait of Russian Emperor Nicholas II with an antique frame. Closeup of a white pitcher holding a piece of paper with a drawing of a Russian Orthodox church, and the words: "Emperor's Memorial Fund." Sidewalk view of ground-level display case containing antique items. The Berkeley street address, 20A, is painted above the display. Closeup shows a sign above the address, reading "Prince Vladimir Galitzine Antiques." A closeup of the Haut Couture Boutique of White Russian emigre, Anna de Wolkoff (aka Anna Nikolayevna Wolkova) with sign reading "Anna de Wolkoff."
Officials arrive for the Paris Peace Conference in Paris, France. View of the Hôtel de Crillon (6 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) with the French flags fluttering on the top of the building. Cars parked in a line. Dignitaries get inside the cars. Officers converse with each other. People walk on the street outside the building. A dignitary stands outside the building. A soldier poses for a photograph with the locals.
Huge smoke rises from a building in Paris, France. Fire and smoke rises from the Great Palace. Damaged Renault factory destroyed by British R.A.F. shells. Vehicles and French civilians on a street. Fire fighters spray water on the burning buildings. Burnt building structure with debris on the ground. Among the ruins is a portion of an entrance way still standing with words on it "St. Pierre des Corps. Entree de Gare". (World War II period).
International Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. Red Cross members fill information cards seated at table. Board in the background reads 'Tri Du Courrier". Officials read and fill the cards. Man places cards in order. Alphabets A-Z and Red Cross on the wall. Exterior building of Palais Du Conseil General. Traffic on road outside the building. Board at the entrance reads 'Agence Centrale Des Prisonniers De Guerre'.
A new spring collection being displayed in Paris, France. French models walk on a street. They display their dresses and footwear by famous French designers such as Pierre Balmain and Gilbert Orcel. Models strolling along the Bois de Boulogne. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. A group of fashionable women walk by the Seine River near the Notre Dame (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France). A woman puts on her white gloves. Women browsing at a bookstall near the Notre Dame. Women feed pigeons on the sidewalk.
Several scenes of the Spirit of St. Louis airplane in flight. People in various places and pursuits looking up as if watching Lindbergh flying overhead. Scenes of news being transmitted about Charles Lindbergh via radio, short wave, and teletype. Men moving about in a radio studio broadcasting news of the flight. A man broadcasting the new speaks into a microphone. Scenes of American citizens at home in front of their console radios listening to news about the flight. Multiple different aerial views of clouds, ice on the water, ocean below the aircraft, and other things that one might imagine he encounters in the flight. People relaxing at home listen to radio and others in public places and streets seeking news about Lindbergh. Men selling newspapers and running with extra editions that tell the news of Lindbergh's trip. Crowds of men and women at a news stand buying newspapers. View of Paris, the City of Light with fountains and the Arc de Triomphe seen at night. French men in a bar listening for news on the radio. French people at home listening to news on console radios. View of building and street signs at corner of Rue de Petit Pont and Rue la huchette in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. Finally, Lindbergh arrives and lands at the Le Bourget Airport in France, as crowds greet him. Newspapers report his arrival with headlines, including: "Oh What a Welcome for that boy Lindy."
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