Welcomed In Song (1926)

Riga, Latvia. Title reads: “Welcomed in song. Thousands of girls in native costumes greet visiting Presidents of Baltic Republics during National Fete day celebrations“. M/S of girls in traditional costumes presenting flowers to a group of dignitaries. M/S of crowd of women in traditional costumes (lots of pigtails, headscarves and aprons) waving at the camera. C/U of two of the dignitaries talking. High angled L/S of a massive arena crowded with people divided into seated blocks. Panning L/S of a man conducting a huge choir of women. Panning C/U of some of the women singers (once again, traditionally dressed). C/U of a woman’s feet in knitted slippers, tilt up to show her traditional costume FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters histori