Latvian Chronicle #19364 (1920-1928)

Footage №68111, 12 parts, Duration: 1:09:01 B/W

Reel №1

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Latvia.

Procession through the streets of Riga.

Cavalry.

Peasants on carts.

Song festival.

A huge crowd of people.

Stage decoration.

Choir on stage.

Conductor.

Actors in historical costumes on stage.

A singer sings.

A scene from a folk play is being performed.

Actors dressed as aristocrats.

Warriors with spears and shields Latvia.

Procession through the streets.

Orchestra.

People in historical costumes.

A carriage in which the "aristocrats" are riding.

Procession.

Flags.

Girls.

Fishermen Latvia.

Panorama of the auditorium.

People in national and historical costumes.

One of the performers with flowers.

Repeat: procession.

Carriage.

Orchestra.

Cavalry.

Cavalry soldiers.

Artillerymen.

Some speaker is speaking.

Song festival grounds.

The audience in front of the stage

Keywords

Latvia, cavalry, peasants, celebrations, Latvia, orchestra, celebrations, State, symbolism, women, fishermen, theater, Latvia, celebrations, theater, orchestra, soldiers, cavalry, artillery

Shooting locations:

Latvia

Reel №2

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Latvia.

Man.

Child in a stroller.

Mother with a child.

Child.

Fortress building.

Woman.

Woman with flowers.

Man with a bouquet Latvia.

Port.

Ships.

Man filming.

Woman in a bathing suit with children coming out of the water.

Pine trees on the seashore.

Woman playing with children Latvia.

Winter.

Children playing in the snow.

Seashore.

Man with children in the water.

Man with children on a snow-covered alley.

Children with shovels throwing snow around Latvia.

Poet Jan Rainis in his office.

Jan Rainis's wife, poetess Aspazija, brings letters to his office.

Aspazija with a bouquet of flowers, by the cabinet with letters.

Aspazija is brought a letter, she is by the chest with old letters and papers; kissing a photograph of an elderly woman.

Jan Rainis at work in his office.

Keywords

Latvia, children, lock, women, Latvia, port, water transport, women, rest, children, sea, plants, Latvia, sea, rest, children, entertainment, natural phenomena, Latvia, State, figures, mail, literature, women, photo, plants

Persons:

Rainis Jan (Janis Pliekshans) - Latvian poet, playwright, translator, politician, public figure, People's Poet of the Latvian SSR

Aspasia (real name Johanna Emilija Lisete Rozenberga) - Latvian poet and playwright, wife of Rainis

Shooting locations:

Latvia

Reel №3

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Latvia.

Workers in the workshop.

They pour material into a mold.

They take the finished product out of the mold.

Latvia.

Stone crusher.

Workers load stones into the machine.

Finished products in a warehouse: cornices, rafters, beams.

A woman pours water on the products.

A man at the vats Latvia.

A sifting machine at work.

Separating large pieces of stone from small ones.

Workers with wheelbarrows Latvia.

Workers load raw materials into a trough, tamp the contents of the trough, remove the top layer.

The trough is closed from above and placed under a press.

The trough is disassembled.

The finished product Latvia.

Fur farm.

A male visitor feeds a silver fox.

The fox at its house.

A group of guests at a fur farm.

A male worker with a dog.

Guests are heading to the Latvia house.

The sea.

Fishing boats.

A group of fishermen.

Fishermen are showing off their catch.

Fishermen with a net.

They are pulling out the net.

The catch in the net Latvia.

A rally at the monument to the soldiers who died for the independence of Latvia in 1918-1920. A line of soldiers.

Officers are walking around the line.

Officers are laying a wreath at the monument.

They are saluting the monument Latvia.

Soldiers and officers at dinner.

A panorama of wooden dining tables.

Officers.

Soldiers.

Cathedral.

Street.

Passers-by

Keywords

Latvia, industry, workers, Latvia, workers, women, Latvia, household appliances, workers, Latvia, workers, industry, household appliances, Latvia, animal husbandry, workers, animals, Latvia, sea, fishing, fishermen, Latvia, rally, monuments, laying of wreaths, soldiers, military leaders, Latvia, soldiers, military leaders, Cathedral

Shooting locations:

Latvia

Reel №4

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Latvia.

Church in the green.

Peasant house.

Outbuildings.

Two peasants.

Peasants on carts.

Group of people.

Haymaking.

Hay is stacked in stacks.

Estate.

Peasants with hay.

Weighing hay, loading it into a barn Latvia.

Palace columns.

Forest road.

Pond.

Car.

Group of youth Latvia.

Horse training.

Peasants with horses Latvia.

Palace.

General view.

Street.

Houses.

Latvian signs Latvia.

Military exercises.

Field kitchen.

Woman preparing food.

Lunch.

Women take care of the "wounded" Latvia.

Village market.

Peasant carts.

Sale of rakes.

Newsboy offers the newspaper "Gundenes-balls".

Traders.

Products of folk crafts Latvia.

House.

Meadow.

Forest landscapes.

Lake.

Landscape.

Man on a raft.

Bird on a branch

Keywords

Latvia, church, peasants, agriculture, Latvia, attractions, cars, youth, Latvia, pets, peasants, Latvia, attractions, Latvia, troops, teachings, women, food, wounded, Latvia, trade, children, press, crafts, Latvia, forest, lake, birds

Reel №5

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Latvia.

Priest.

Carrying the flag.

Laying wreaths at the monument.

Officers Latvia.

Skiers.

Mass ski race.

Arch in the distance.

Skiers in the forest.

Descent from the hill.

Skiers in the field.

Descent from the hills.

Falling skiers

Keywords

Latvia, clergymen, State, symbolism, monuments, laying of wreaths, military leaders

Reel №6

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Latvia.

Procession.

Riders in ancient costumes.

Peasants.

Procession on the square of some town.

Spectators.

Procession in the field with the national flag.

Girl with flowers.

Warriors.

Peasants and peasant women with bouquets and wreaths Latvia.

Performance.

Herald.

Girls at the sacred bush.

Fragments of the national performance.

Warriors.

Riders.

Knights.

Riders with swords

Keywords

Latvia, celebrations, peasants, plants, State, symbolism, soldiers, Latvia, theater, women, religion, soldiers

Reel №7

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Latvia.

Official reception.

Guests: ladies and gentlemen in tuxedos.

Group of high-ranking officials.

Handshaking.

Guests and officials.

Ladies.

One of the ladies pours punch.

Toasts are made.

Procession of guests.

In front - a man and a woman in national costumes.

Guests on the street.

They leave the building.

Group photo

Keywords

Latvia, reception, State, figures, women, entertainment

Reel №8

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Latvia.

In the garden near the hotel "Jurmala".

A man reads a newspaper.

Fragments of the hotel.

Ladies, men at the tables drink water.

The tower building.

General view of the hotel "Jurmala" Latvia.

A group of people near the hotel.

Fragment of the hotel facade.

Fountain.

Landscapes

Keywords

Latvia, rest, Latvia, rest, attractions

Reel №9

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Latvia.

Peasants mow the harvest.

A woman gathers the mown grain into sheaves.

Peasants at harvest Latvia.

Festivities.

Festively dressed peasants walk past the church Latvia.

Riga building.

Carriages drive away from the house.

Conversation of peasants.

Religious ceremony.

Removal of the icon.

A group of peasants.

Removal of crosses and banners from the church Latvia.

Festivities.

Carriages.

Conversation of peasants Latvia.

Repairing a boat Latvia.

Children leaving the cinema.

Scouts on the streets with flags.

Scout competitions.

They discuss some plan.

A scout troop sets off.

The troop walks along the street.

Formation of a scout troop

Keywords

Latvia, peasants, agriculture, Latvia, celebrations, peasants, church, Latvia, celebrations, religion, peasants, Latvia, celebrations, peasants, Latvia, water transport, repair work, Latvia, children, movie, sport

Reel №10

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Latvia.

Port panorama.

Unloading coal.

Workers.

Ships at anchor.

Workers with wheelbarrows.

Cart.

Coal is loaded onto a cart.

Banner of the owner of the Schmidt company.

Loading and unloading operations.

Mountains of coal.

Cart loaded with coal Latvia.

A group of people enters a building.

A group of people in the forest.

Cars drive along the streets.

A caravan of motorists on the street Latvia.

Funeral of a naval officer.

Removal of wreaths.

Priests with a banner.

Sailors carry a coffin.

Senior naval officers.

Foreign representatives.

The funeral procession moves along the streets of Riga Latvia.

The Daugava embankment.

Ship crews lined up on ships moored at anchor.

Officers at the entrance to a building Latvia.

Government officials at a reception.

They leave the room, walk in front of the camera.

Waiters drinks are brought out.

A group of officials, ladies.

At the table.

Wine, snacks.

The guests make a toast.

Keywords

Latvia, water transport, port, fuel, workers, Latvia, population, forest, cars, Latvia, funeral, Navy, clergymen, military leaders, funeral ceremony, Latvia, Navy, military leaders, Latvia, State, figures, reception

Reel №11

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Reel №12

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Latvia.

River landscapes, winter.

River waters.

Ice near the shore.

House on the hill.

Men carrying a log.

Log storage.

River waters.

Winter fishing.

Hummocks near the shore.

Logs are carried on horses.

Snow-covered plain.

Rocks.

Pine trees.

Log storage.

Frozen river.

River view.

Village.

A peasant makes a hole in the ice, lowers a fish cage there Latvia.

River landscapes.

River waters.

Water.

Small rapids on the river.

Coastal landscapes.

River.

Pine trees on the shore.

Rough current.

Icicles.

River.

Keywords

Latvia, river, forest, forest industry, pets, natural phenomena, peasants, fishing, Latvia, river, forest, natural phenomena

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