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1910s - Russian Orthodox Baptism Ceremony; Railroad Tracking Shot & Arrival at Station

Reel Number: 220502-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1910s

Country: Russia

Location: St. Petersburg - Neva River

TC Begins: 08:04:56

TC Ends: 08:10:14

Duration: 00:05:18

1910s - Russian Orthodox Baptism (?) Ceremony; Railroad Tracking Shot & Arrival at Station Military band leading parade of troops, crowds held back. 08:05:16 Priest w/ cross leads procession of monks & others w/ religious icons down steps. Group of priests w/ crosses follow. 08:06:01 View thru ornate stone covering of religious ceremony. 08:06:19 Priests up steps from the Neva river in Petersburg on baptism day. Some carry large jeweled crosses. 08:06:58 Tracking shot POV from front of train along rocky mountain as pulls into small station; and along mountain side above valley or coast. Railroad tracks thru Mediterranean type foliage. 08:09:43 Train pulls into station w/ people waiting, passengers in white helmets & uniforms off. Religion; Transportation;

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