Funeral of politician Antonín Švehla in Hostivař

  Authors

(:unav) Unknown author

  Item identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901706-02

 Date issued

1933

 Type

clip, video

 Language(s)

Nolinguistic content

 Description

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).

 Publisher

Národní filmový archiv

 Subject(s)

pohřeb Švehla Antonín projevy smuteční vůz pohřební tažený koňmi hasiči v pohřebním průvodu průvod pohřební věnce smuteční ministranti na pohřbu rakev nesená hodnostáři církevní na pohřbu hřbitov Významné pohřby Places::Praha::Hostivař::Švehlův statek Places::Praha::Hostivař::hřbitov People::Masaryk Tomáš Garrigue (1850-1937) People::Soukup František (1871-1940) People::Beran Rudolf (1887-1954) People::Malypetr Jan (1873-1947) People::Bukovský Stanislav (1889-1942) People::Udržal František (1866-1938)

 Collection(s)

Memorable Funerals

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