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.
Original paper in can: Views of Paris - World's Fair - Tulouse (?) Garden - Cherbourg - The Calabre (?) Arrives
"FRANC" Riverside."Views of Pari" Street scenes in Paris. Seine. Book market. Street traffic with parked Coca-Cola truck. Shops. La Madeleine church. Arc de Triomphe and cafe. Le Figaro. Riverboats. Fountain. Children playing. Outdoor cafe. Pedestrians crossing the street. American-Express-Co building. 01:05:53"The World's Fair In Pari" Pan up, Eiffel Tower. Crowds attend the World's Fair. Pavilions with fountains and monuments. 01:06:57 Nazi flag flying from the Germany pavilion. CUs of Great Britain and USA pavilions. Visitors. The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne was held from 25 May to 25 November 1937 in Paris, France. 01:07:54"In the Tuileries Garden along the Champs Elysee" (color film, some damage with magenta dye) Garden views. People reading news. 01:10:00"Cherbour" (black and white) Workers on bicycles. Waterfront. Clocktower. American visitors (the Major Family) pose for camera. HAS, train station. Scouts. Sign:"VICHY Mai Octobre VICH" People wait in the station. 01:11:29"The 'Columbus' Arrive" Large ship approaches the port in Cherbourg. Crowd gathers to watch a young woman seated at a table rolling dice, sailors assist."The En"
Sightseeing in Paris; World's Fair 1937; Cherbourg