us-005578-irn596236
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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.
date: approximately 1937 July-1937 November
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note: Original paper in can: Lunch at Ettal - Munich - Amer. Exp. Co. Bavarians - Hofgarten - Exhibition of Degenerated Art - Haus der Deutschen Kunst - The Dult - Ludwigstrasse - English Garden - Konigsplatz - Marienplatz - Glockenspiel - Deutsches Museum - Bavarian Tirol
scope and content: Home in Bavaria. The visiting Americans (the Major Family) and locals dine outdoors. CUs of individuals in the garden."The Fire Department of Munich rescues a ca" Many specators watch a fireman climbing firetruck ladder to rescue a cat in a tree. 01:14:17"In the Bavarian Tyro" (color) EXT, buildings in Bavarian village. Men in traditional Bavarian dress. Decorated maypole for a folk ceremony with swastika symbols at the top. Street scenes, local shops. Hotel Alte Post (Anton Preisinger guest house) in Oberammergau. Bicycles. (changes back to black and white) Group of Hitler Youth with back-packs march along a country road. Different view of the HJ boys. Autobahn,"Ausfahr" sign. KODAK
title: Bavarian village; Hitler Youth; Autobahn