Day of German Art 1933; Hitler salutes crowds
Creator(s)
- Ralph H. Major (Camera Operator)
- Ms. Ann Major
Biographical History
Ralph H. Major, MD (1884-1970) was an American doctor from Kansas City, Missouri teaching medicine at the University of Munich in the 1930s. His children, Ralph Jr. (b. 1920) and John (b. 1924), attended a boarding school in Marquartstein, Germany during the time. His wife Margaret (b. 1891) and daughter Virginia (b. 1926) visited them in Europe in the summers of 1933, 1934 and 1937. Major captured several reels of 16mm film of Albania and Yugoslavia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Belgium, and England.
Scope and Content
“TAG DER DEUTSCHEN KUNST.” In Munich, people ride bicycles. Outdoor area with seats, decorated with large swastikas behind the podium and Reichsadler on the wall at the center. Nazi soldiers form a wall in front of the crowd on the street. Men in uniform walk by. “HERR HITLER” Hitler’s motorcade, he stands in the passenger seat of a car, salutes crowd. “PARADE” Spectators heil as the parade moves. Men transport a model of the Reichsadler. Soldiers on horseback with large Nazi flags. Classical-style sculpture of a male torso is carried. More parade floats and costumes. “SEEING THE PARADE WITH A PERISCOPE” Two women use periscopes to see the parade. People on the roof of a building. The crowd disperses, and moves through the streets. Many German soldiers, men in uniform. A poodle on the sidewalk with its owners.
Subjects
- HITLER, ADOLF
- CEREMONIES
- ART
- PARADES
- UNIFORMS
- SPECTATORS
- NAZI PARTY
- SCULPTURES
- SWASTIKAS
- NAZI OFFICIALS
- STREETS
- MARCHING
- MOTORCADES
- COSTUMES
- DOGS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- CITIES
Places
- Munich, Germany
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film