Linguist and scholar František Trávníček accepting the Order of the Republic from President Antonín Zápotocký in a segment from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1953, issue no. 35. The guests include literary critic Ladislav Štoll. Writer Jan Drda congratulates Trávníček both for the commendation and on his 65th birthday.
Opera singer Marie Podvalová taking bows after performing in Moscow in a fragmented segment from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1955, issue no. 30. Minister Zdeněk Nejedlý is in the audience. Marie Podvalová on Bohumil Veselý's balcony.