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Iwo Jima flag raising photographer Joe Rosenthal and Memorial sculptor Felix Weldon during the dedication in Arlington.

The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia. Sculptor of the Memorial Felix de Weldon talking to a guest. A large crowd in the background. U.S. Marines march with the American and USMC flag. Weldon and photographer who shot the original Iwo Jima flag raising, Joe Rosenthal shaking hands before the Memorial. The Iwo Jima Memorial.

Date: 1954, November 10
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021985
Casket containing the first American Unknown Soldier is viewed in France and carried through Châlons-en-Champagne and LeHavre.

Ceremonies attending the burial of the unknown and unidentified American soldier after World War I in France. France honors the Unknown U.S. Hero before the body is transported to America for burial at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony marks the selection of the Unknown Soldier to be taken to the United States for burial. French citizens pay final homage to the body of the American lying in state at the Hôtel de Ville in Châlons-en-Champagne (City Hall in Châlons-en-Champagne, France). French men, women, and children wait in line and then file through to pay last respects. A banner on the road honors the American Hero. French soldiers stand by the large crowd of mourners outside the City Hall. People emerge from the Hall and more inside the Hall. View of the coffin with the simple offering of white roses to indicate that this would be the body sent back to the U.S. to represent all of his Unknown Soldier brothers. United States and French soldiers around the coffin. Close-up view of U.S. Army Sergeant Edward F Younger, who fought in all the American offensives and who had the honor of selecting the body from among four identical coffins on October 24, 1921, at the City Hall in Chalons-en-Champagne, France. A car arrives. French and American Generals emerge and greet the waiting officials. General Allen with a French General near the coffin. Allen pays tribute to the Unknown Soldier. The Generals and officers salute as the coffin is taken out of the City Hall and laid in a caisson. Marching troops lead the procession. The casket is brought to Le Havre where French citizens turn out in respectful tribute. Soldiers carry the casket past railway carriages followed by military officers and government officials. A large crowd on the streets watches the procession. The horse drawn caisson moves through people gathered on either side.

Date: 1921
Duration: 6 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021986
U.S. 3rd Armored tanks enter Paris, France as civilians welcome them during World War II.

Allied troops advance encircling Paris, France during World War II. French civilians in the town of Broney gather around U.S. Army 3rd Armored Division tank as they write signatures and thank you notes on the body of the tank using chalk. Soldiers in vehicles advance in Paris as people welcome them. A view of the fields and mountains in the countryside. Soldiers on tanks as they advance into the city via the Rue de la Fontaine.

Date: 1944, August 26
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022017
French civilians cheer after their liberation from Nazi German rule in Paris, France (WW2)

Allied troops enter Paris, France during World War II. A large number of French civilians gathered on either side of a street. Civilians cheer and wave after their liberation from Nazi German rule. People clap and wave. the Opera House (Palais Garnier, Pl. de l'Opéra, 75009 Paris, France) in the background. A tank moves past the Opera House. The Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Date: 1944, August 25
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022023
Pont Royal, Notre Dame, and the Grand Palais along the Seine in Paris

View of Pont Royal and Notre Dame de Paris from a bridge over the Seine River. Car traffic near the Grand Palais. Views of the Grand Palais and bridges over the Seine. A river barge on the River Seine. A couple viewing the Grand Palais, standing beside the Seine. Sunset view of the Grand Palais. In Paris' 8th arrondissement.

Date: 1969, June
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022080
Former war correspondents from U.S. place a wreath at the National Monument war memorial in Amsterdam's Dam Square

Former American war correspondents visit Amsterdam, Netherlands to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. A sign on a building reads 'Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky' (NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Two correspondents carry a pink wreath with the Dutch flag as others follow them. Two men hold the wreath together as a “de Bijenkorf” truck pass by. The reporters place the wreath at the National Monument war memorial (Dam, 1012 JL Amsterdam, Netherlands) in Dam Square, designed by J.J.P. Oud, opposite the Hotel Krasnapolsky. A photographer takes photos of the event. Correspondents and their wives talking. A correspondent draws a sketch of the National Monument, its Obelisk visible in the drawing. The reporter draws the sketch of the National Monument from his notebook as some people watch him. The Obelisk of the National Monument near Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.

Date: 1969, June
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022087