Nordic Museum Gordon Tracie Music Library audiovisual collection, approximately 1936-1975

Two men play the violin on stage while a couple dances amid a crowd of people. Two different people, dressed in black, dance in circles. A group of people play violins as two couples dance in a circle.

A man plays the violin on a stage while a couple dances amid a crowd of people. A group of people play violins as a single person performs a folk dance. Four couples dance, moving in a circle.

A couple dressed in black and white dances in a circle. Two men play violins on a stage. A different couple, dressed all in black, dance in a circle. Different configurations of people continue to dance. A woman plays a stringed instrument that lays on her lap.

A group of people in varying costume play the violin.

A couple dance on a stage while a child plays the violin. A line of people walk by the camera, with many holding large garlands and wreaths.

A man introduces traditional Swedish music, discussing its composition and cultural purpose. The audio is in Swedish.

A man introduces traditional Swedish songs, discussing their composition and cultural purposes. The audio is in Swedish.

A man introduces traditional Swedish songs, discussing their composition and cultural purposes. The audio is in Swedish.

A man introduces traditional Swedish songs, discussing their composition and cultural purposes. The audio is in Swedish.

A man introduces traditional Swedish songs, discussing their composition and cultural purposes. The audio is in Swedish.

People play the violin on a horsedrawn carriage. A woman sleeps in a white bed before a man outside her window wakes her up. Two people push off the shore in a canoe, later cutting trees and loading them into the boat. A group of people make wreaths while a woman gets dressed in a house. People play the violin on a carriage, followed by a long procession of people holding wreaths. A group wraps garland around a long pole bearing the Swedish flag. Circles of people hold hands and dance around the pole. Couples dance in a field. A couple approaches a group playing the violin on a beach.

The documentary covers the history and cultural importance of runestones in Scandinavian countries. The narration explains that runestones date back to the second century CE. The usage of runestones by Vikings and for religious purposes is explained as well.

The film opens with images of trees and cabins. Two men play the fiddle while sitting across from each other. A group of people sit in a circle in the forest all playing the fiddle. A man cleans a fiddle. Men play wind instruments. A man crafts a wooden recorder in a workshop. A large crowd of people watch fiddlers on a stage. Couples perform a dance. People stand nude in a lake. A man plays the fiddle while sitting on a bed.

The documentary covers the history of Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize. Men play horns with Swedish flags hanging from them at a Nobel Prize ceremony. People on the street talk to the camera. A man in a laboratory mixes materials in beakers. Photographs of people working in factories. Words flash across documents: "prohibit" "limited" "prohibicion" "verhindern" and a word in Cyrillic, "limitar." A newspaper headline reads, "Professor Nobel's Experiments." Close images of sketched faces. A man pours varying liquids onto a stone slab. A man mixes liquids and powders on petri dishes. Images of German newspapers. Images of photo portraits interspersed with a man pouring liquid onto a cotton square. Various etchings of war battles. Images of cannons with the word "Traitre" flashing in front of them. Professor Bernhard is interviewed. An orchestra begins to play and an image of the Nobel Prize appears in front of them. Other interviews are included, such as with Professor Theorell, Professor Granit, Heinrich Böll (author), Professor Gabor, Professor Bardeen, and Professor Edelman. Names appear on the screen: "Lagerlöf," "G.B. Shaw," "Pirandello," "Mistral," "Mauriac." Then authors: "Camus," Hemingway," "Steinbeck," "Beckett," and "Solsjenitsyn." Translucent faces move across the screen.

The reel is composed of four individual film segments, from 1939, 1947, and 1948, and including both color and black and white stock. Segment 1 (Color, 1947): A group of people examine a caged animal. A parade moves down the street. A group of people work on a construction site. People work on flooded city streets. Groups of people compete in footraces. A group of people have dinner and then dance. Views of a cabin by a lake. Segment 2 (B&W, 1939): An orchestra performs. Segment 3 (Color, 1939): Groups of people walk along city streets. Segment 4 (Color, 1948): Views of a wedding held in a building flying the Swedish flag. Segment 5 (Color, 1946): A group of people ride a boat. A parade moves down city streets. Groups of people play games and put on a theatrical performance.

The reel is comprised of thirteen individual pieces of film, ranging from 1936 to 1947 and including both color and black and white film stock. Segment 1 (Color, 1939): Views of the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival held on June 25th in Seymour Park. Men in uniform stand on a stage. A man places crowns onto women's heads. Segment 2 (B&W, 1939): People surround a long banquet table. A man gives a speech while women fill cups with drinks. People begin to dance. Segment 3 (B&W, 1939): Children preform a choreographed dance. The group of children sit down to eat. People play the piano, violin, and accordion while children sing. Segment 4 (Color, 1939): A group of children swim in a lake. A ferry docks and people disembark. Groups of children run races. Views from the ferry as a group of people wave from land. Segment 5 (Color, 1940): A man wakes up children by ringing a bell. The children go to a lake, swimming and playing in the water. A group of boys each put a finger to their noses and perform the Nazi salute. Segment 6 (Color, 1939): Girls dressed in bathing suits with numbers attached form a line on a stage. One of them is interviewed by a man on stage with them. More girls then walk onto the stage in bathing suits. Segment 7 (Color, 1939): Views from the San Francisco bridge. A parade moves down the streets of San Francisco, including people marching with Swedish flags. Scenes of people dancing and making speeches. Segment 8 (Color, 1939): Views of storefronts, houses, and a school in a small town. A man works with rocks on the side of a mountain. A family builds a boat. Segment 9 (Color, 1938): Aerial views of a town. Scenes of miners carving stone out of a mountain. Segment 10 (Color, 1939): Men participate in a tug of war. People attend a picnic, dancing and making speeches. Segment 11 (Color, 1947): A group of people construct the Swedish Canadian Rest Home building. Segment 12 (Color, 1936): A group of people listen to a man giving a speech. A man digs a hole in the ground. Segment 13 (Color, 1937): A truck parks in a garage. A group of people move a piano into a house.

Narration made to accompany a slideshow presentation discussing the culture, places, and people of Sweden.

A script for the Stockholm Speaks for Itself audio tape (item 18) with slide change cues.

The 40 slides include images of buildings, art, and people in Stockholm, used in conjunction with item 18.

Brothers Dwight Hawley Jr. and Barry Hawley describe their family's experience living in Ballard. They begin by telling the story of their great-grandmother, who was a Nuu-chah-nulth woman raised in the Makah Tribe, an American Indian community located at Neah Bay in northwest Washington State. They describe her life as an adult, her marriage, and the brith of her daughter, Minnie Youngblood. Minnie Youngblood eventually gave birth to Dorothy Youngblood, Dwight and Barry Hawley's mother. Minnie and Dorothy Youngblood moved from Neah Bay to Ballard and the Hawley brothers relay their mother's experience facing discrimination in school. The brothers then describe their childhood in Ballard, their parents' marriage, and the impact of the Great Depression and World War II on their family and the community.

Brothers Dwight Hawley Jr. and Barry Hawley discuss their father, Dwight Hawley Sr., beginning with his establishment of an insurance company at which Dwight Jr. worked as well. Dwight Hawley Sr. helped establish the 1935 Shilshole Breakwater Association and worked with Warren G. Magnuson to have the Shilshole Breakwater built. The brothers discuss their father's decision to get into politics and his position as a Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives. They also explain their continued roles in the Ballard community, with both working for Hawley Real Estate.