https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/fe22035b-c514-4dd8-a130-a8cafc64efa7 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This vintage view of Stockholm in 1939 titled “Life in Stockholm” was edited by Forrest Izard and produced by the Swedish Travel Information Bureau. The film takes viewers to Sweden’s vibrant seaport and capital. Stockholm was founded on an island in the 13th century. The film shows the stunning characteristics of Stockholm; historical 17th century buildings, modern infrastructure and lavish landscape in all seasons. It highlights the country’s ingenious engineering and community life paying special attention to the relationship between land and buildings. Viewers get a glimpse into Swedish recreational life; skiing in winter and summer colonies for warm weather. Historic sites are captured including the Olympic Stadium and the City Hall built on in a symbolic waterside setting. It tours the bustling Stockholm Royal Seaport. Historic events include the meeting of Scandinavian Kings and Queens in Stockholm in 1939 including the King and Queen Haakon as well as a royal marriage. The title screen opens the film; edited by Forrest Izard (:07). It was presented by the Swedish Travel Information Bureau Inc. based in New York. Aerial shots pass over the Royal Palace (:26) banked by the Salt Sea and Lake Malaren. Swiss steamers (:40) and large naval vessels (:49) bob on Baltic waters (:40). Guests within a local café (:55) watch the ships pass. Workers on the seaport buzz through carting fresh cargo and goods (1:05). Incoming tonnage is hoisted by ropes and pulleys (1:09). Locals move for an incoming tram car (1:21). Cyclists and modern automobiles run through the modern metropolis (1:32). The train rolls past automobiles along the street (1:39). Traffic lights flick colors (1:41). Wheels bump over cobble stone streets (1:45). Aerial shots pass over winding overpasses, modern highways (1:56). Narration boasts of Stockholm’s efficient methods of combatting traffic issues. The face of the Royale Palace appears (2:07). Royal guests attend in elegant dress (2:11). Citizens salute (2:19) under the national song. A troop of the Palace Guard marches in front of palace grounds crusted over by winter snows (2:54). Cannons lay on the snow (3:01). Children run under snow gusts (3:18). Rail workers clear the lines (3:31). Surplus snows are dumped into the city’s waterways (3:41). White mounds fill the side walk (4:00). Winter lovers run skis down the mountain (4:10). A stage coach runs through (4:16). Youth slide down icy slopes (4:52). A funny kid lays on his back for the camera man (5:06). City Hall stands under heavy snow winds (5:27). It appears again in summer (5:33). Swiss feed white birds near outside of the hall (5:36). A pair of women enjoy a view of the garden (5:45). Shots follow from within City Hall peering out through columns (5:49). Bench sitting pedestrians toss bird seed for pigeons (5:54). Small canoe boats dock outside the House of Nobility (5:56). Music lovers wait outside of the Konserthuset Stockholm (6:05). The Orpheus Statue by Carl Millie (6:10) stands amid water springs. Locals hunt for flowers fruit and vegetables in the open-air market (6:11). The tour turns to small farms (6:23) of the summer colonies. Narration explains how the city rents the lots to working men and their families (6:33). Locals plant tress (6:37). A man paints a finish over his small fishing boat (6:49). Family members pluck fruits (7:02) from tree branches. Small cafes (7:13) line the streets. A track meet begins in Stockholm’s Olympics Stadium (7:42). City planners maintain the size and design of the city (8:05) in order to maintain harmonious design. Summer water bathers line the shoreline (8:24); modern apartment homes stand above. Locals enjoy are large swimming pool (8:41). Bathing suit clad guests enjoy refreshments (8:46). Youth perform handstands on the grassy slopes (8:53). The Grona Lund (9:17) was built in 1883. Guests clamor for a show (9:20). The final segment shows the elegant wedding (9:34) between Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Newlyweds depart on the royal barge (10:04). The Swedish Air Force flies over (10:14). Stockholm twilight (10:30). Issued by the Swedish Travel Information Bureau (10:42). If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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