| ON 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE Walter Edge, U.S. Ambassador to F | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5475 |
| Catalog #: | 98697 | |
| Clip Number: | 98697-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 32/74 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:31 - 01:11:24 | |
| Location: | Meaux, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Statues CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Misc | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "Meaux. On 18th Anniversary of the Battle of the Marne. Mr Walter Edge - American Ambassador - presents noble Battlefield Memorial - gift of the American Nation." Meaux, France. CU American flags and the French tricolor flying together. Dissolve to large stone statue. A crowd is gathered around the base of the war memorial of which the statue is part. Tilt up the statue. Camera holds on the face of the female figure. A military bands plays the French and American national anthems. Soldiers stand at attention in ranks. CU of some of the soldiers. Mr Walter Edge, the US Ambassador to France makes a speech from a podium. Cut away to French dignitaries. Cut away to French and American flags flying. Closer shot of Edge making his speech about the donation of the memorial to the French people. Cut away to building on the River Marne. Shot of the River with small boat on the water. Cool shot of haystacks in field. (Looks just like the image that inspired Claude Monet) Archival shots of French troops marching to battle. Street scene of France in the late 1800's. CU of inscription on memorial. More shots of Edge as he concludes his speech. | |
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