A group of men and women dressed in traditional Swiss Alpine costumes marching down the street in the village. A man balances empty barrels on a board over his shoulders. He is followed by a man leading several cows. Behind them come several girls in white dresses with broad sashes. girls and women assemble in a square and demonstrate Swiss dancing to music from a Swiss band. .
A large group of women dressed in Swiss costumes walk into center of village square. They take up positions in a circle and demonstrate country dancing. Several men join in the circle and dance with them.
Several horse carriages at Avenue Des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Arch of Triumph 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.
View of large crowd dispersing after a large outdoor event in a stadium setting in which many individual wooden chairs are arranged for the spectators. One woman is a particular focus of attention. She approaches the camera through the thinning crowd and steps up on a raised platform of some kind, while the cinematographer records. She then steps down and to the side. Women wear long dresses and elegant hats. Many women carry parasols.Two men wear large white kerchiefs, under their straw hats, that drape down their necks, for protection from the sun. They walk past the camera and look back.
Newsreel ' Pin point Para-jump in Paris'. World's championship parachute competition in Paris. Several parachutes in air. Jumpers from nine nations vie for a cloth target on ground. A double leap by a husband and wife team.
Famous aviator Charles Lindbergh being welcomed after his successful nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. American aviator Charles Lindbergh at an outdoor luncheon in the Bois de Boulogne given by the International League of aviators. Lindbergh arrives by car at the port of Cherbourg, where crowds greet him. American flag flies from building, along with French flags. Crowds cheer him from the wharf as a launch carries Lindbergh out to the U.S. Navy Cruiser, USS Memphis (CL-13), where he comes aboard in his leather coat and boots. Later, Lindbergh, in a business suit, poses with the officers of the Memphis on the deck. He is given a tour of the ship. One officer shows him the breech of a heavy naval gun. Lindbergh operates the controls of an antiaircraft gun. Lindbergh and an official, in the cockpit of an aircraft carried aboard the ship.
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