| ARMISTICE Paris celebrates end of World War One. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6255 |
| Catalog #: | 369314 | |
| Clip Number: | 369314-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 430 G | |
| Timecode: | 01:53:19 - 01:54:15 | |
| Location: | Paris, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Happiness LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris WORLD WAR ONE, GENERAL: Armistice / Victory Celebration | |
| Description: | ARMISTICE Paris celebrates end of World War One. World War One. Armistice Day. November 1918. Paris, France Celebration in Paris. Opens with good shot of a man on a ladder putting up a sign "....La Guerre est Gagnee - Vive la France - Vivent les Allies!" ("The War is Won - Long Live France - Long Live the Allies"). MCU French & British soldiers kiss women in Red Cross uniforms. Laughing children peek from behind them. Soldiers and civilians parade down the street carrying flags (mostly French tricolor; w/ some Stars & Stripes) and waving. More of exhuberant joyful crowds. Masses of people swarming in the streets. Bunches of people ride on top of vehicles. | |
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