In 1921, following the World War I armistice, the Allies occupy a section of German territory in order to obtain war reparations. The French troops are situated in the Rhenish territory, whose first F...
On July 4, 1920, at Iéna Square in Paris, officials place flowers a the foot of Washington's statue then give speeches. Next, troops march down President Wilson Avenue and war orphans parade down Cha...
On September 30, 1919, Armenian volunteers march in the rain at Invalides to commemorate having fought at the Allies' side during World War I. A camera operator films the scant crowd.
In July 1918, during World War I, the streets of Paris seen from a tramway are calm, and the people, of which there are few, go about their business. On a sidewalk, city-dwellers stroll along and a so...
In October 1918, posters hung in the Paris streets implore passersby to subscribe to the fourth national loan to "regain all of France's sweet land." Parisians can see trophies of war such as the subm...
In August 1918, Parisians stand in line in front of the Félix Potin grocery store in order to get a few potatoes. On the sixth of the same month, others wait on Rue de Buci for some wine.
Paris, in September and October 1918. Captured Drahen balloons are displayed in the Tuileries Garden and on the Champs-Elysées. On the boulevards, Parisians can see the advances on the western front ...
From February 4 to 9, 1920, at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées (Great Palace), the Société Centrale d'Aviculture de France (Central French Poultry Farming Society) exhibits the last of commande...