British family on holiday in Germany; SA marching band; Walchensee; Cologne
Creator(s)
- J V Bates (Camera Operator)
- Imperial War Museums
Biographical History
John Vincent Bates served as an officer with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) of England in the First World War.
Scope and Content
KODAK. Title: Holiday in Germany August 1936. Title: Coblenz. Rhine Shipping Passing Through Bridge of Boats. Ships on the Rhine River. Lots of scratches on film. Title: Coblenz. German Outing Headed by Storm-Trooper Band. SA marching band and civilians march in a parade down a street in Coblenz, Germany. Title identifies Rothenburg as a picturesque medieval town. People walk, bike, and drive in the streets of Rothenburg. Swastika banners hang from several of the buildings. 02:29 Title: Exploring Dinkelsbuhl Marvelous Old Town Full of Color. Color street scenes, with swastika banners visible. The family rows a boat on Lake Walchen (Walchensee) in Kochel am See, Germany. Waterfall. The family sits by the Walchensee. Hotel Post shot from a boat. 05:07 Title: Olympic Games 1936 Held in Germany. (meant humorously - instead of the Olympics, the scenes show Dr. Bates and his son clowning around in a boat, followed by a mock interview with Mrs. Bates). Title: Cologne Cathedral. People Below Look Like Ants! Cathedral and the surrounding streets. Title: Car Ferry across the Scheldt at Antwerp. Title: J.B. 5511 Gone Air Minded. Bates’s car is lifted off the ferry by a crane. JB 5511 is the license plate number. Title: Leaving Ostend. Rough Seas Ahead! Title: Berthing at Dover. Title: The End of a Fine Holiday.
Subjects
- TOURISM/SIGHTSEEING
- FLAGS
- GERMANY
- MARCHING
- SA (STURMABTEILUNG)
- BOATS
- CHURCHES
- GERMANS
- SWASTIKAS
- VACATIONS
- FAMILIES
- AUTOMOBILES
- PARADES
- CITIES
Places
- Dover, England
- Cologne, Germany
- Koblenz, Germany
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Dinkelsbuehl, Germany
- Rothenburg, Germany
Genre
- Amateur.
- Film