Film clips captured during the Norse-American Centennial festivities, St. Paul, Minnesota. Film is silent. The film can be watched online
here.
Film sequences:
00:00:11: Edited by J.A. Holvik, Produced by Ray-Bell Films Inc. St. Paul, Minn.
00:00:54: Centennial Medal
00:02:33: The General Council of Bygdelags
00:02:48: The Board of Directors
00:03:04: Managing Director, Mr. S.H. Holstad
00:03:15: The Program Committee
00:03:40: The Centennial Committee of the Norwegian Lutheran Church
00:03:53: Supreme Board of Director, Sons of Norway
00:04:05: Senator Peter Norbeck, Member of Committee of Memorial Medal and Stamps
00:04:22: Congressman O.J. Kvale, Member of Committee on Memorial Medal and Stamps
00:04:34: The Budget Committee
00:04:45: The Central Committee of the Women's Auxiliary
00:05:03: The Committee on Exhibits, Dr. Knut Gjerset (Chairman), Miss Herborg Reque (Secretary)
00:05:14: Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. E.G. Quamme
00:05:20: Publicity Director, Mr. G.B. Wollan
00:06:09: State Fair Grounds
00:06:23: Crowds bound for the 36 bygdelag reunions
00:06:39: The Exhibit Building
00:06:46: A relic from the days when speed was no object
00:06:55: A speed-way for nerve and skill
00:07:02: A choice of a lot of strings-eight on each!
00:07:12: Products of busy hands and love of art
00:07:23: Interior of farm home in Norway in 1825
00:07:33: Interior of city home in Norway in 1825
00:07:43: Model of the Throndhjem (Trondheim) Cathedral
00:07:54: Painting Awarded Medal-"In Peer Gynt's Land", Sigurd Skou
00:08:15: "King Sigurd, the Crusader, entering Constantinople."- A Frida Hanson tapestry
00:08:29: The Mons Breidvik Exhibit
00:08:39: The Canadian Exhibit
00:08:46: A bit of country moved indoors-Minnesota State Exhibit
00:08:58: Replica of a pioneer log cabin-Minnesota State Exhibit
00:09:22: Mrs. Berljot Aalrud Tillisch, Interpreter of Norse Folk songs;
00:09:33: Mrs. Marie Michelet, Oslo
00:09:41: Mrs. Holmfridur Arnadottir, Iceland
00:09:49: Mrs. Betsy Kjelsberg, Oslo
00:10:03: The Oslo Student Chorus-and others
00:10:31: Otto Clausen, Manager, Alfred Russ, Director
00:10.40: St. Olaf Choir
00:11:08: Augsburg Seminary Glee Club, Henry Opseth, Director
00:11:41: St. Olaf Church Glee Club, D. A. Tjomsland, Director
00:11:55: Joint Choruses of Grand Forks, N.D., Mrs. David Stove, Director
00:12:12: Norwegian Singers' Association of America
00:12:27: Fredrick Wick, Director in-Chief
00:12:44: Luther College Band, Carlo A. Sperah, Director
00:13:09: St. Olaf College Band, J. Arndt Bergh, Director
00:13:54: Hans Seland, of storytelling fame, springs a good one
00:14:42: Descendants of the "sloopers" on board escorted by Dr. O.M. Norlie
00:15:08: Officers of the President's Honor Guard [possibly Oley Nelson, Civil War vet]
00:15:23: Hon. Thomas H. Johnson representing the Government of Canada
00:15:32: Prof. Gisle Bothne, President of Norse-American Centennial
00:15:39: Dr. Fredrik Stag, President of University of Olso, Hon. J.A.O. Preus, ex-Governor of Minnesota and Brig. Gen. A.W. Bjornstad
00:15:59: Hon. H. Bryn, Minister from Norway to the United States
00:16:17: Official Representatives From Norway (W. Morgenstierne, Fredrik Stang, Lars Oftedal, H. Bryn, C.J. Hambro, Johan Lunde)
00:16:35: Sunday morning-when throngs meet to worship
00:16:41: Norse services in the Hippodrome at ten o'clock
00:17:41: Dr. H. G. Stub, President of the Norwegian-Lutheran Church of America, delivered the festal sermon
00:17:50: Right Reverend Johan Lunde, Bishop of Oslo, who brought greetings from the Church of Norway
00:18:01: Dr. J.A. Aasgaard delivered the festal sermon at the Young People's services
00:18:13: Norse services in Grandstand at ten o'clock
00:18:22: Festal sermon by Rev. H.K. Madsen
00:18:55: The Bishop meets the Norwegian-American singers after the service
00:19:20: Invocation by Prof. L. Pedersen
00:19:28: English services in Grandstand at eleven o'clock
00:20:05: Rev. E.E. Gynild, President of the Lutheran Free Church
00:20:13: Dr. L.W. Boe conducted Liturgical service [St. Olaf College president]
00:20:19: Rev. O.H. Sletten delivered the festal sermon
00:20:46: Sunday afternoon-Assembling for the Norse Guests' Session
00:21:55: Glimpses of the Athletic Meet, University of Minnesota Stadium
00:22:18: Miss Helen Filkey, Chicago
00:22:45: Joie Ray
00:23:15: Harold Osborn, Champion High Jumper
00:23:27: Norge Athletic Club
00:23:37: Norse Sport Club
00:24:37: St. Olaf College Baseball Team. F.B. Anderson, Coach
00:25:12: Concordia College Baseball Team, Fenwick H. Watkins, Coach
00:25:37: Augsburg Baseball Team, Melby
00:26:00: Luther College Baseball Team-Victors, S. Reque, Coach
00:26:25: Arnold Oss, Manager of the Meet
00:26:33: Rehearsing for the final spectacle-"The Pageant of the Northmen"
00:27:49: Col. Hans Heg and the 15th Wisconsin Volunteers
00:28:43: The Mighty Odin
00:28:56: The Death of Balder
00:29:01: Valkyrier of Ancient Lore
00:29:15: Rev. C.L. Clausen, the Pioneer Pastor at Muskego, Wisconsin- A. Erdahl
00:29:31: "Saeter" (Chalet) girls
00:29:41: Daughters of Norway Drill Teams
00:30:27: An Ancient National art revived- Folk songs and games
00:31:47: President Coolidge and Party arrive at the St. Paul depot
00:32:02: Reception in Concourse of depot
00:32:22: U.S. President and Mrs. Coolidge, accompanied by Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg
00:32:45: At Secretary Kellogg's home
00:33:05: Notables attending the Centennial, meet the President
00:34:32: Leaving for Minneapolis
00:35:42: Arriving Nicollet Hotel for luncheon
00:35:54: At the Fair Grounds for the Presidential session
00:36:41: President Coolidge arrives
00:37:40: Senator Henrik Shipstead, Chairman
00:37:49: Gov. Theodore Christiansen, of Minnesota, introduces the President
00:38:30: Hon. H. Bryn, Minister from Norway, presents greetings from H.M. King Haakon, VII. to President Calvin Coolidge
00:38:46: Hon. C.J. Hambro presents greetings from the Storting and Cabinet of Norway
00:39:01: Governor Christiansen receives the official greeting
00:39:16: Hon. Thomas H. Johnson brings greetings from the Government of Canada
00:39:33: Address by Hon. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State
00:39:47: Five hundred children portray a story in colors
00:40:17: President Calvin Coolidge
00:40:29: End of film.
