American Independence Day in Paris, France. Several people at the tomb of Lafayette in Picpus Cemetery. A number of U.S. flags at the tomb of Lafayette in the cemetery. Several tombs at the cemetery. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery and other officials at the tomb of General Lafayette. A wreath being laid at the tomb. 'Lafayette' inscribed on the tombstone. Officials gathered around the tomb. A flag presented by Count de Chambrun to the ambassador. Jefferson Caffery and other officials converse. The ambassador with the flag. Flags at the cemetery. Several tombs in the cemetery enclosed by small fences. People filing out of the cemetery.
An exhibition of Électricité de France (EDF) in Paris, France. A large crowd gathers. A woman demonstrates an electro-magnetic field. A tray is suspended in mid-air. A man takes off his glasses in disbelief. Eggs are fried on the electro-magnetic tray. People watch and eat eggs cooked from an electro-magnetic tray.
Trial of Marshal Henri Petain in Paris, France. Interior view of courtroom. Counsel pleads during the trial. French lawyer Paul Reynaud in conversation. Prime Minister of France, Edouard Daladier enters the courtroom. The people in the courtroom stand in his honor. Reynaud continues his conversation. Petain listens to the Reybaud. Petain fingers his ears. He enters the court followed by the counsel. A lawyer addresses the court.
Bantam weight champion, Alphonse Halimi, of France, defeats contender, Chic Brogan of Scotland, by a KO in the second round of their match, at Palais des Sports, Paris,France, on September 16, 1957. Brogan is seen going down for the count of nine, early in the second round, and then being knocked out later in the same round.
Religious services in U.S. Army camps at Alto Air Base in Corsica, France during the Battle of France of World War II. Tents at the air base. Men sitting before a Jewish chaplain in a tent. The Chaplain reads service in front of an altar. Men seated on benches inside the tent. The men read services. A few men reading seated on benches outside the tent. The Jewish chaplain reading service inside the tent and a view of his raiment. Men seated in front of the chaplain.
The Armistice at Compiegne, France on 22nd June, 1940 between France and Germany during World War II. German officers including General William Keitel, accompany Chancellor Adolf Hitler as they walk past a German honor guard lined up, while a band plays the German National Anthem. French General Charles Huntziger and another officer arrive and enter a railway carriage (the same one in which Germany signed the 1918 armistice). Interiors of carriage showing French General Huntziger signing the documents. Adolf Hitler has left and is chatting with German officers outside. General Keitel presents the document to Hitler for countersigning. Hitler asks for a pen, and they drop it as Keitel hands it to Hitler. Keitel quickly retrieves it and Hitler signs. French General Huntziger steps down from the rail car and is escorted away with others of his party. Hitler expresses pure delight in chatting with members of his staff.
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