Sightseeing in Bavaria and the Rhine district in 1937

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. 

Sightseeing in Bavaria and the Rhine district in 1937 

"Peasants in the Field" Farmers."Rothenburg on the Taube" (color) Bavarian district. Medieval buildings with lush plants."Dinkelsbuh" Facades of businesses with flowers, hotel, local civilians, street scenes. 01:04:02 (switches to black and white) Street views in Dinkelsbuehl. CU, entryway with memorial plaque. Schoolgirls in white walk in the road. 01:04:58"Heidelber" (color). Scenic views of castle in Heidelberg, river, bridge, and buildings. 01:07:06"On the Rhin" Small group of musicians play instruments on the street. HAS, Autobahn with passing truck, overpass."Coca-Col" refreshment stand, INTs. Boat on the Rhine. People board the boat -"Koln-Dusseldorfer" Castles along the river. 01:09:10"The Wine Festival at Oberwese" Crowds gathered outdoors in Oberwesel for a wine festival. Couples dancing. Swastika flags. Cigarette and wine stands. Band. Crowd waiting by the river for boat. Sausages. Castle walls. Hotel-Restaurant-Rheinterrasse. Street. People with umbrellas observe a ceremony under covered gazebo. 01:12:07 Children hiking on grassy path, CUs. Women follow with rain ponchos. Scenic views of the Rhine river and castles, taken from a boat. Group of BDM girls with backpacks march along the road. More scenic shots of the Rhine and riverboats cruising. 01:14:55"Two famous Castles Burg Gutenfels Burg Rheinstei" (color, some damage with magenta dye) LS, the castles, manicured gardens, and the Rhine river. KODAK 

Original paper in can: Peasants in Fields, Rothenburg, Dinkelsbuhl, Heidelberg, Rhine