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Shriners Parades in Hartford and Bostonis. Graduation in Springfield College

Original title: Shrinersi paraadid Hartfordis ja Bostonis, Springfieldi Kolledži lõpetamine

1950 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Shriners' parades in Hartford and Boston. Graduation ceremony of Springfield College. Sending the members of Shrine Temple Club to the railway station.

Members of Melha Shriners Club are marching at the parade near the house of Parliament of Connecticut State in Hartford. Shriners' event in Boston in 1949. The streets if Hartford are again for Shriners' clubs on June 4, 1950. Melha Shriners Temple clubs is focused on the treatment of disabled children. Their activities are advertised. Those participating in the parade wear costumes, the brass orchestras are accompanying the columns, there are episodes of ceremonial marching. The parade columns arriving at the city park. Graduates of Springfield College come to the Memorial Field House. Group photos are taken. Crowds in ...
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Jalta konverents 4.-11.02.1945

1945 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director:
Home Garden, Governor's Guard and Parade in Harford, Marines at NY World Fair

Original title: Koduaed, kuberneri vahtkond ja paraad Hartfordis, mereväelased New Yorgi maailmanäitusel

1940 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Flowers in the home garden; inspection of the Covernor's guard and the parade in Hartford; marines' trick drill at NY World's Fair; war veterans' memorial tower atop Mount Greylock; national monument for forefathers in Plymouth.

John Baltsar has filmed his family and acquaintances, events in his home town and outside the town. The film starts with the views of garden that is full of blossoms of lush marigolds and zinnias and where ceramic rabbits and a frog add excitement. There are family friends, a little girl playing with a dog in the garden, riding her doll pram and watering flowers. Missis Baltsar in her home garden with the cat. The national flag with 48 stars is waving. Views of the national monument for forefathers in Massachusetts, the Sagamore Bridge. The foot guard inspection of the ...
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Berkshire music festival Tanglewood. Ludvig Luht playing contrabass

Translation into Estonian: Berkshire'i muusikafestival Tanglewood. Ludvig Luht kontrabassil

1939 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Chronicles about Berkshire music festival, Benson private zoo and flower show in Vermont.

The amateur film shows chronicle materials recorded in 1939: including moments from the Berkshire Music Festival, Benson's private zoo, amusement park in New Hampshire and flower show in Vermont. The film starts with Ludvig Juht, a contrabassist of Estonian origin who has found recognition in USA. The festival audiencel arrives at Tanglewood music centre that is the venue where Boston symphony orchestra performs in summer. People are walking in front of the Tanglewood concert house and having drinks during the intermission. Views about a big parking lot. Animals are amusing the audience in Benson animal park. Ponies attached in front ...
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Holiday trip to Florida in 1939

Original title: Puhkusereis Floridasse 1/2

1939 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Holiday trip of expatriate Estonians to Florida in 1939.

Family of expatriate Estonians in USA goes on a holiday to Florida in the spring of 1939. The film depicts city views of Florida, its public buildings, parks, the rose garden, a walk on a seawall, the Bok Tower, botanic garden Cypress Gardens, boat ride on a pond, hotel views and bowling players. A few frames depict also family members: woman wearing a hat in a botanic garden, a young man and a young woman on a seawall.
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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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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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Family Holiday in Florida

Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

A short overview about vacation of a middle-class family in a southern state of the USA in 1939, town and nature views, canoe trip along the river and walk.

Amateur colour film provides a short overview about vacation of a middle-class family in Florida, USA. The film depicts beautiful nature and town views, Botanic Garden of Bok Tower and its singing Bok Tower in neo-gothic style in the Central Florida, Cypress Gardens botanic garden, boat travel in river delta, procession, walks and driving by car, the audience following competition of rowboats from the bridge. At the end of the film there are black-and-white frames about carrying of rowboats, river and embankment. The vacation atmosphere of the time looks quite interesting including hotels, camping houses and beach clothes of vacationers.
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Theodore Wiel - The Family Album

Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Family chronicle of the Estonian-born Theodore A. Wiel in USA in 1940s.

The family album of professor of history and social sciences Theodore A. Wiel, a man of Estonian origin, about the postwar years in USA. The film depicts a procession with flags and brass band; a police officer regulating traffic; some people tidying up a grave in a graveyard; two women and a man in soldier's uniform in a flower garden and in a park; young men in sailor's uniforms and a couple walking in the city streets. Views of plantations, people in their home gardens. It is probably Theodore A. Wiel himself shown in the film. At the final frames, ...
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