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1918-19, France: Daily Life & Scenics 221781-04 | Footage Farm

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[WWI - 1918-19, France: Daily Life & Scenics]
Two cars leading column of trucks w/ soldiers past camera & out of shelled town w/ barren / burned (?) trees in background as A. E. F. / AEF / American Expeditioinary Forces' press officials depart from Vaux in automobiles. 
02:51:45  Empty French village / town, car into street & soldiers out & into Cafe Suisse past several watching French civilians.
02:52:12 Domremy, France.  Ext of small church (?) w/ bust of Joan of Arc kneeling on pedestal, pan to houses.  CU another statue of Joan of Arc w/ raised sword standing in front of Guardian Angel (?) & tilt down to circular base, marble statue by sculptor Marius Jean Antonin Mercie in 1890s. 
02:52:37  La Grange-aux-Bois.  Bride in bridal dress on army of French soldier leading procession of well-dressed men & women along street past large artillery piece.
02:52:52  Group of French children in various elaborate native costumes seated on bench, including girl in center wearing American flag-like dress & hat & saluting.
02:53:20  MCU French officer & bride kiss & smile; procession moves on past.
02:53:44  Salmagne.  American soldiers sitting on ground & benches reading to young children at country school; pan of children & Catholic nun.  MCU.  129th Infantry soldier sitting in window holding a sheep, watching woman sewing button on military jacket.  Puts down sheep & puts on jacket.
02:54:58  MCU soldier holding sheep while ?? feeds it milk w/ small metal kettle.
02:55:08  Soldiers watch women embroider / doing needlework on outdoor loom.
02:55:34  Behobie (Hendaye).  Sentries guarding Spanish border; AEF soldiers arrive in truck, check map & turn & leave - seen thru wooden border crossing gate.  
02:56:24  Montigny-le-Roi.  Cattle driven past buildings, along street; being sold at market under tree.  CU nursing calf.  Frenchman beside wagon handed live pig from beneath canvas by woman on back of wagon as others watch.
02:57:27  St.Thiebault / Saint-Thiebault.  Horse-drawn wagon of firewood along road as farmers cutting & tying grain in foreground.  Soldiers watch grain threshing in town.
02:58:28  La Petite Fosse.  LS, pan of valley town & hillside village.
02:59:07  Contres, France.  School children assemble in street in front of American troops & pose shaking hands w/ troops.
WW1; 1919; Military; Sightseeing; Peasants; Agriculture; 
NOTE:  US 2nd Division attacked & took Vaux on 01Jul18.
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