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WWI ca. Home Front Activities - Scotland, Berlin, France, South Africa

Reel Number: 220494-08

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1910s

Country: Germany,GermanyFrance,Scotland,South Africa,United Kingdom

Location: Berlin,Edinburgh?

TC Begins: 22:39:42

TC Ends: 22:42:43

Duration: 00:03:01

WWI ca. Home Front Activities - Scotland, Berlin, France, South Africa (?) Russian inter-title: Scotland - The opening of a monument to Calvin VIPs, some in academic gowns, unveil large statue of seated man; formal ceremony. GOOD 22:40:10 Russian inter-titles: Berlin - A parade in honor of events in Leipzig in the presence of the Tsar and family. Cavalry units, marchers in native costumes, floats, carriages past large government buildings. 22:41:02 Massive Crowd, mostly men, past camera waving hats (many straw hats). France ? cheering crowds - people on balconies & clinging to windows w/ flags. 22:41:33 Military officer in pith helmet & civilian in top hat past line of troops on horseback. Pan over troops in pith helmets & others wearing Australian type hats; riding past. Women in white long dresses w/ parasols watching. 22:42:00 Soldiers leading horses past buildings w/ painted signs in English; boarding railway cars (tall mountain behind - probably South Africa.) British & other soldiers & horses. 22:42:29 Russian inter-title: Cadets perform gymnastics in city square as people watch. Climb specially constructed wooden building / tower. 1910s; WW1 Homefront; Gymnasts; Unveiling Ceremony; Russian Royalty;

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