Freiburg market and Corpus Christi Day parade
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
“MARKET FREIBURG” Sellers and shoppers in the Munsterplatz Market in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. A man looks over goods in a large basket. “CORPUS CHRISTI DAY FREIBURG” Religious procession for Corpus Christi Day. Marching band. Young girls in white dresses wear flower wreaths on their heads. A large reliquary is carried down the street. German bishops, friars, and other clergymen march. Canopy. Marching band, men walking, and flag bearers.
Note(s)
The reversal print (FV4249.2) was digitized in March 2018 at Colorlab and contains mostly the same content as Film ID 4249.1 (the AGFA original). The digital file runs 17:06 minutes. This reversal print labeled "Germany II 1934" is missing the opening title: "HITLERJUGEND” (16 seconds).
Subjects
- BANDS
- NUNS
- RELIGIOUS SERVICES
- SHOPS
- GERMANS
- MARKETS
- PARADES
- CHILDREN
- CLERGY
- FAMILIES
- CHURCHES
- WOMEN
Places
- Freiburg, Germany
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film