| LIKE A LIVING PAGE FROM GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES People dressed in medieval costume p | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5470 |
| Catalog #: | 245225 | |
| Clip Number: | 245225-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 32/43 | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:08 - 01:07:34 | |
| Location: | Rothenburg, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Folk Dance LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Cultural | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "Germany. 'Like a living page from Grimm's Fairy Tales' - Every year, Rothenburg - whose medieval walls, gates & towers have been wonderfully preserved - celebrates its grant of freedom as an Imperial City in 1172. (Sound filmed for first time)." Rothenburg, Germany. Buglers (trumpeters) on horseback lead procession through the ancient streets of Rothenburg. Many of the people in the procession are dressed in medieval costume. The procession features men with swords, men dressed as monks, girls carrying flowers and a band. They are followed by a group of men with pikes. Exterior of medieval German building. People perform traditional folk dance in town square. (Sound track runs out). Large crowd watch the dancing. | |
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