A French Army general is surrounded by soldiers and men at the Tuileries Gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France) in Paris, France. An officer poses, smiles, and talks. Italian gymnasts perform exercises. Soldiers exhibit hand to hand combat with their rifles. Men compete in tug of war event. English wrestlers wrestle. Welsh featherweight boxing champion 'Peerless" Jim Driscoll greets another athlete. Jim Driscoll poses and smiles for the camera.
Scenes in Paris soon after the end of World War I. Exteriors of Napoleon's Tomb at Les Invalides (129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Pedestrian and light vehicular traffic outside the building. The U.S. labor Commission delegates pose in courtyard of Les Invalides where they observe military armament. View of 7th arrondissement street intersection of Rue du Bac, Boulevard Raspail and Saint Germain. Wide and close views of monument to French Engineer Claude Chappe (Inventor of telegraphy) sculpted by Emile Louis Macé. (This monument was removed by order of the Vichy government in World War 2 and melted down). Workers at the Place de la Nation remove sandbags from Dalou’s sculpture “Triumph of the Republic”. Two other monuments are seen, including one carved like a mural in white stone.
View of a bridge in Paris, France over the River Seine, soon after the end of World War 1. A steamer ship passes near the bridge. Visiting American soldiers admire a statue in the Tuileries Gardens (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France). Wide view of Palais du Trocadéro at the hill of Chaillot, framed by the corners of the Eiffel Tower (This later became site of the Palais de Chaillot). A closer view of the Trocadéro Palace, with horse cart, vehicle, and pedestrian traffic passing in front. A large Ferris wheel near the Eiffel tower. A more distant view of a tall equestrian monument with the Eiffel tower in the background.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh in Paris, France after his trans-Atlantic flight. The City Hall or Hôtel de Ville (Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France) in Paris. A large gathering of people outside the Hall. French and American flags in the balconies. Lindbergh greets and waves to the crowd below from a balcony.
American and European teams compete in a Roller Skating Catch in Paris, France. Women roller skate on the track in Paris, France. Two of them slip while others watch. Some other skaters also slip and fall. People help them.
Panning view of Paris, France. French Republican Guards line a red carpet on the steps of the Presidential Palace as President John F. Kennedy arrives, at the Palais de Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France), in the 16th arrondissement of Paris and home of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The president is accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and escorted by Robert de Saint-Jean, President of Diplomatic Press Association. President Kennedy addressing a luncheon of newsmen there.
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