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Konstantin Päts. Song Celebration 1938. Swedish Servicemen

Title in Estonian: Konstantin Päts. Laulupidu 1938. Rootsi sõjaväelased

1938 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Excerpts from chronicle pieces: arrival of expatriate Estonians to Tallinn, visiting Konstantin Päts at Oru Palace, song celebration of 1938, Swedish servicemen, booklets of Italian towns.

Expatriate Estonians arrive at Tallinn on a passenger ship "Suomi" on May 16, 1938. People are stepping on the land from the boat. The quay is full of passengers and their luggage. Expatriate Estonians living in the United States of America have arrived to the Song Celebration and Expatriate Estonians' Congress, they also visit the President of the Republic of Estonia in his residence at Oru Palace on June 28, 1938. Konstantin Päts receives a memorial album as a gift, people drink sparkling wine (woven furniture; big oil painting depicting composition of flowers), walking outdoors. 11th General Song Celebration on ...
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Vacation trip Greenfield, Boston

1938 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Holiday trip of John Baltsar's family to Greenfield and the views of Boston, USA.

The film opens with boys walking next to the horse-rake. The film continues with depicting the city views of Boston, including public buildings, alleys, cars, bridges and parks. We can see George Washington Equestrian Monument in Boston, French King Bridge, boatriders on a pond, alleys and park visitors. A view into the Baltsars' home garden. Passenger ferry going to the island of Martha's Vineyard. There is a crowd waiting to go aboard on the pier. There are fuel vehicles of that time waiting ashore. The film shows the monolith bridge and the building with columns on the shore. At the ...
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Linar-Linholm Chronicle No. 1

Original title: Linari-Linholmi kroonika nr 1

1937 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Life of the Linholm family in pre-war estonia, recordings about the first year of their little daughter's life.

Little Tuulike Raili with her mother Valentina and father Artur Aleksander Linholm. The child crawling. Mother walking with the baby carriage on a street in Kalamaja district, Tallinn. The infant in the carriage, a street view. Tuulike standing up in her crib. Close-ups of the infant, with her mother and father. Tuulike learning to walk, taking her first steps. Father and mother with Tuulike walking in the garden, smelling flowers. The Linholm family in front of the Kuursaal in Haapsalu, family's aquaintances with Tuulike, people walking. Tuulike in her father's lap near Kuursaal. Tuulike with her mother on Haapsalu's promenade.
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Parade 1935, Circus parade 1937

Original title: Paraad 1935, Shrinersi paraad 1937

1937 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Pre-war life in Hartford - parade in the town centre, procession of Shriners clubs, home garden of the Baltsar family.

Film chronicle about the pre-war life in Harford. The first episode depicts a parade in central town where servicemen from different military units and cavalrymen on horses participate. Some columns are wearing historical uniforms. Military units of New Haven, Southington and Bridgeport as well as Scottish and Italian units are marching, accompanied by the brass orchestra. A longer episode about the parade of Shiners' clubs follows. Security staff guarding the procession, cameraman with the film camera moves along on a platform with the columns. The colourful outfits of Shriners add spice to the parade together with the drummers, brass orchestras ...
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Tour in Estonia in May 1937

Reis Eestis mai 1937

1937 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

An unknown German film amateur has recorded a tourist trip to Estonia in May 1939, including the city views of Tallinn, Pärnu, Viljandi, Pechory, Narva-Jõesuu etc.

Tallinn skyline from the sea, the port and port buildings, views of the central town: Komandandi Road, tram driving by on Vabaduse Square, Tõnismäe Street with the former wooden houses and carters. Views of the Old Town of Tallinn, the beginning of Pärnu Road, marketplace in Raekoja Square, the market building. Views of Pärnu: Pärnu Bridge, the spa, Koidula Park. The tour group has arrived to Viljandi: monument of the War of independence, castle hills, the lake. The tour continues through Valga county to Pechory: Pskov-Cave Monastery, ruins of Izborsk fortress. Views of Tartu: the marketplace building, main building of ...
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Ex-servicemen Parade, Shriners Parade, Mount Washington and Multnomah Falls

Original title: Sõjaveteranide paraad, Shrinersi paraad, Mount Washington ja Multnomah Falls

1935 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Parade of the ex-servicemen who fought in foreign wars, Brookshire Lodge, Mount Washington in New Hampshier and Multnomah Falls in Oregon. Parade of Shriners clubs in Hartford.

The chronicle starts with depicting the group of ex-servicemen who have gathered for the parade. Brookshire guesthouse. Views of Washington hills in New Hampshire, the observation tower and car on the mountain road. Veterans who have fought in foreign wars have gathered into columns and walk through the town, the traffic is stopped. Trucks are also participating in the procession. Again views of hills, Mrs Baltsar admiring the view and spending time with her cat in her home garden. Country house. The streets of Hartford are again reserved for Shriners' clubs. The columns participating in the procession reach the town ...
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Great Snowstorm

Title in Estonian: Suur lumetorm

1935 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Home of the Baltsar family during the great snowstorm in winter 1934. The parade of the Governor's guardsmen.

Home of the Baltsar family during the great snowstorm in winter 1934. The parade of the Governor's guardsmen.
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Town of Viljandi and Its Vicinity

Original title: Viljandi linn ja ümbrus

1935 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Pre-war surroundings of Viljandi, the main building of the University of Tartu with Soviet symbols.

View to Lake Viljandi. A family strolling by the lake. People with rowboats on the lake. Swimming competition in the lake pool. Boat harbour. A man with oars. Landscape of Viljandi county, a horse carriage moving along the road. Ruins of the Viljandi fortress. Farm yard and a mare with a foal in Viljandi county. The main building of the University of Tartu at the end of summer 1940 when the building already bears the Soviet symbols.
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Bensonʹs Animal Farms

1934 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Benson's wild animal farm, Hagenbeck-Wallace circus parade in Hartford & Springfield.

Operator of the Estonian origin John Baltsar has filmed Benson's private zoo in New Hampshire in 1933 and the circus parade in Connecticut and Massachusetts ins ummer 1934. Near the entrance of the zoo, this is advertised by a pig drawing the carriage, there are filmed monkey cages, the elephant and playing macaques, freely walking donkeys. The guests are riding of the back of the elephant, there is swan lake surrounded by a fence. The circus parade in Hartford begins with riders in gorgeous costumes, decorated horses and carts, also elephants are walking in the procession. The parade is ...
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President Konstantin Päts's speech on the issues of disarmament

Origina title: Riigivanem Konstantin Pätsi pöördumine desarmeerimise küsimustes

1933-1936 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1912-1940 I half | Director:

Konstantin Päts, the President of the first Republic of Estonia, holds a speech in Latin in order to greet the international disarmament congress in 1931.

Konstantin Päts, the President of the first Republic of Estonia, holds a speech in Latin for greeting the international conference of disarmament that took place in Geneva in 1932. The film begins with the English commentary saying that Päts wants to express a few thoughts about disarmament, after having inspected the defence army. The column of cadets of the military school's honorary company lines up in front of Kadriorg Palace, the soldiers wearing winter uniforms. While accompanied by the Estonian national anthem President Päts walks in front of the soldiers together with three other officers of higher rank. President's speech ...
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