Memorable Funeralshttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/62024-03-28T22:01:39Z2024-03-28T22:01:39ZFuneral of writer František Herites in PragueElektajournalhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3900576-042024-03-05T11:37:38Z1929-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of writer František Herites in Prague
Elektajournal
Segment from the weekly Elekta-journal 1929 No. 5 captures the funeral of writer František Herites held in Prague on 22 January 1929. The flag of mourning is raised above the National Museum. The coffin with the deceased is carried out of the Pantheon of the National Museum. The funeral procession, which includes church dignitaries and Sokol representatives, heads to the Main Railway Station, from where the coffin will be transported to Vodňany to be interred in the family tomb.
1929-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik in Bratislava and Bre(:unav) Unknown authorhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901766-012024-03-05T11:37:38Z1919-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik in Bratislava and Bre
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Unedited film footage captures the funeral of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik held in Bratislava on 10 May 1919 and copntinued in the village of Brezová on 11 May. The funeral procession through Bratislava, which took place on 10 May 1919, sets off from the Grassalkovich Palace, the current presidential residence. The funeral ceremony continues the following day in the village of Brezová. Minister of Defence Václav Klofáč delivers a funeral speech. The event is attended by the Chief of Staff of the Czechoslovak Army General Maurice Pellé, Minister of Health Vavro Šrobár, chief commander of the Czechoslovak troops in Slovakia General Luigi Giuseppe Piccione, and other luminaries. The procession passes by General Štefánik´s birthplace, the former Protestant parish in the village of Košariská.
1919-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of the victims of an air raid on PardubiceAktualitahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901722-032024-03-05T11:37:38Z1944-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of the victims of an air raid on Pardubice
Aktualita
Unedited film footage shot in the streets of Pardubice after an allied air raid on 22 July 1944. People are clearing the debris of buildings. Rescued pieces of furniture and other furnishings are loaded onto trucks. Two men carry a child´s coffin towards a hearse. A mass commemorative ceremony for the victims of the air raid is held on Pernštýn Square on 25 July. The bereaved gather by the displayed coffins at the site of the commemoration. Local official Adolf Želízko delivers a funeral speech.
1944-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of theatre director František Neumann in Brno(:unav) Unknown authorhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901711-012024-03-05T11:37:38Z1929-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of theatre director František Neumann in Brno
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The segment captures the funeral of theatre director František Neumann held in Brno on 27 February 1929. The coffin is carried out of the building of the Mahen Theatre and loaded onto a horse-drawn hearse. The funeral procession moves along the streets of Brno towards the railway station, where the coffin is placed in a special funeral carriage. The train leaves for Prostějov, Neumann´s final resting place. The footage includes two versions of the film capturing the same event.
1929-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of politician Antonín Švehla in Hostivař(:unav) Unknown authorhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901706-022024-03-05T11:37:38Z1933-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of politician Antonín Švehla in Hostivař
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The segment captures the funeral of politician and Chairman of the Agrarian Party Antonín Švehla held on his farm in Hostivař on 15 December 1933. The coffin with the body of the deceased is loaded onto a horse-drawn hearse. The mourners include President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Senator František Soukup, former Prime Minister František Udržal and Deputy of the National Assembly Rudolf Beran. The memorial event opens with a speech by Prime Minister Jan Malypetr (silent). The funeral procession exits the farm and heads to the Hostivař Cemetery. Mayor of the Czechoslovak Sokol Society Stanislav Bukovský and Senator František Soukup deliver speeches over Švehla´s grave (silent).
1933-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of folklorist Karl Weis in PragueAktualitahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901627-052024-03-05T11:37:38Z1944-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of folklorist Karl Weis in Prague
Aktualita
Unused footage from segment of the Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1944 No. 17 captures the funeral of composer and folklorist Karel Weis on 11 April at Malvazinky Cemetery in Prague-Smíchov. The funeral ceremony is attended by a number of church dignitaries. The segment concludes with the interment of the coffin in a grave.
1944-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of ND Singer Otakar MařákAktualitahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901547-042024-03-28T15:10:19Z1939-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of ND Singer Otakar Mařák
Aktualita
Segment of the Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1939 No. 28B captures the funeral of opera singer Otakar Mařák held in Prague on 7 July 1939. The coffin with the late singer is carried out of the National Theater. The funeral procession sets out across Peace Square to Olšany Cemetery, where the coffin with the remains of the deceased is interred in a grave.
1939-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of composer Josef Suk in PraguePečenýhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901537-062024-03-05T11:37:38Z1935-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of composer Josef Suk in Prague
Pečený
Segment of the Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Newsreel) 1935 No. 24 captures the funeral of composer Josef Suk held in Prague on 3 June 1935. The footage opens with a photo of a bier with the coffin. The coffin with the deceased is carried out of the National Museum and transported at the front of the funeral procession across Wenceslaus Square, past the National Theatre, across Palacký Square and past Emmaus Monastery. The procession ends in front of the building of the Vyšehrad Town Hall, from where the remains were taken to Suk´s final resting place in his native Křečovice (not seen in the segment).
1935-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of inventor František Křižík in PragueAktualitahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901514-042024-03-05T11:37:38Z1941-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of inventor František Křižík in Prague
Aktualita
Segment of the Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1941 No. 5A captures the funeral of inventor František Křižík held in Prague on 27 January 1941, which became a silent yet powerful expression of Czech resistance against German occupation. The coffin with the late inventor and funeral wreaths are carried out of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul at Vyšehrad. The solemn ceremony is concluded with the interment of the coffin in the national crypt at Slavín in Vyšehrad.
1941-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of the first Prime Minister Karel Kramář in PraguePečenýhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901448-072024-03-05T11:37:38Z1937-01-01T00:00:00ZFuneral of the first Prime Minister Karel Kramář in Prague
Pečený
Segment from the Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1937 No. 23 captures the funeral of politician Karel Kramář held in Prague on 29 May 1937. The coffin draped in the national flag is carried out of the Pantheon of the National Museum. The funeral procession includes Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Jan Malypetr, Senator František Soukup and Prime Minister Milan Hodža. The procession ends by the Orthodox Chapel of the Dormition at Olšany Cemetery, which Karel Kramář and his wife Nadezhda Nikolayevna were instrumental in building.
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