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Shriners Parade in Hartford, vacation in Florida

Original title: Shrinersi paraad Hartfordis, puhkus Floridas

1963 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Shriners Parade in Hartford on Farmington Avenue in 1950. Graduates of Trinity and Springfield College. Vacation in Florida in 1963.

Events in Hartford. Flood in the suburb. A long take about the parade of Shiners' clubs on Farmington Avenue, Hartford, in 1950. Trick-car driving: driving on front and back wheels and mini cars. Unique club cars, respected club members driving in cabriolets, orchestras marching in front rows of columns. The marching is paced by brass and stringed instruments, drums and fifes. Police is observing the course of parade. Club members on saddle horses and motorbikes. The Shriners' stay at Hotel Commodore that is decorated. Street traffic. Club members departing. Graduation ceremony of Hartford's Trinity College takes place in the college ...
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NYC World Fair, Shriners Parades, Rose Garden of Elizabeth Park

Original title: New Yorgi maailmanäitus, Shrinersi paraadid, Elizabethi pargi roosiaed

1956 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

World Fair in New York City in 1939, Shriners Parade in Harford in 1950, family Baltsar in Elizabeth Park on June 21st, 1956.

John Baltsar has filmed events in his home town and elsewhere. The documentary starts with the World Fair of 1939 held in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York City. The focus is on the huge white globe and the tall obelisk-like building with the national flag of USA. Views to different pavillions: General Motors, New York City, United States of America, Italy. People are standing in long queues. Views from the distance. Statue of George Washington, fountains in front of the pavillion of foreign exhibitions, national flags waving. Parade in Springfield - columns of schools, Scouts and Shriners are marching. ...
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Parades, Governor's Guard, Trinity College, Open Air Performance

Original title: Paraadid, kuberneri vahtkond ja Trinity kolledž Hartfordis, vabaõhuetendus

1952 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Recordings of Hartford events - parade of the defence forces near the Parliament building and Shiners parade, graduation ceremony of Trinity College in the college chapel, governor's guards of Connecticut state in the yard of Parliament building. Open air performance.

Events in Hartford. Flood in the suburb. Parade of the defence forces near the Parliament building, the Lafayette equestrian statue has been recorded. Short episode about the Shiners parade in Hartford. Graduation ceremony of Trinity College in the university's chapel - graduates, lecturers and guests heading to the church. Long episode about the parade of Shiners clubs. Equestrian police is heading the procession; the front rows of columns are filled with brass orchestra members; honorable club members are riding convertibles. Some clubs are led by motorcyclists Mõnel klubil on esiosas mootorratturid, mõnel eriskummalised sõidukid. Hartfordis toimub Connecticuti osariigi kuberneri vahtkonna ...
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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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World`s Fair in New York City and Shriners Parade in Hartford

Original title: Maailmanäitus New Yorgis ja Shrinersi paraad Hartfordis

1948 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Mountains in autumn colours in the small town of Manchester. The World Fair of 1940 in New York City with the Republicans' election campaign. The parade of Shriners clubs in Hartford and the neighbour town Springfield in 1948. Summer and winter in the suburb. Departure of those participating in the parade from Hartford railway station.

Mrs Baltsar is walking in the flower garden. Forested hills in beautiful autumn colours around the town of Manchester. The World Fair in New York City in 1940 is open in Flushing Meadows city park. VIews to various pavillions, national flags are waving. The Republican Party presidential elections campaign takes place near the main pavillion of the world fair on October 26th. Speakers, crowd, politicians in a motorcade, the advertisement "Bruce Barton for the Senator, Charles McNary for the Vice President, Wendell Willkie for the President". View to a parking lot. Airplanes in the sky. Shriners Parade takes place in ...
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American International College

1940 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Graduation ceremony and festive procession in the American International College.

Amateur film about the festive graduation ceremony at the American International College in Massachusetts in 1940. Graduation ceremony is held in the open air. Lecturers and students deliver their speeches. Diplomas are handed over. Choir is singing. Graduates wearing academic robes and rectangular hats move in a festive procession to the place of the ceremony together with the lecturers. Graduates entering Hope Church, and after the ceremony they crowd in front of the church.
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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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Boston Estonian Society Picnic in Warwick in 1939

1939 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Boston Estonian Society's summer festival in Warwick (1939) and life in the farm of the Kuusik family (1950).

John Baltsar, an amateur cameraman of Estonian origin, has filmed the summer festival of the Boston Estonian Society in the summer of 1939 in Warwick (USA). The gathering is starting with taking a group picture, people are in formal clothes and happy, children are sitting on the lawn. Sports games are being held, starting with a sack race contest. A lot of old-fashioned cars are parked on the edge of the site. People are sunbathing on the boat bridge and bathing in the lake. The second part of the film reflects life in farm of the Kuusk family in September ...
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Excursion among the Boston Estonians

Original title: Huvimatk Bostoni eestlaste keskel

1939 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Activity of the Boston Estonian Society in pre-war time. An overview consisting of different pieces (14) about life and activities of expatriate Estonians at the end of the 1930s in neighbourhood of Boston (USA).

Activity of the Boston Estonian Society in pre-war time. An overview consisting of different pieces (14) about life and activities of expatriate Estonians at the end of the 30ies in neighbourhood of Boston (USA). Chronicle pieces are filmed by expatriate Estonian John Baltsar about the activities of the Boston Estonian Society in pre-war United States. Fourteen chronicle pieces provide a skelly picture about life and activities of expatriate Estonians in the neighbourhood of Boston at the end of the 30s. The cameraman has shot different events and domestic scenes: the Boston Symphony Hall, where contrabassist Ludvig Juht is performing, the Estonians ...
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