Cold water swimmer Alfréd Nikodém as the oldest participant in a swimming race in the Vltava River in a segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 36. Nikodém with a bouquet of flowers by Svatopluk Čech Bridge.
Segment of the Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1939 No. 28B captures the funeral of opera singer Otakar Mařák held in Prague on 7 July 1939. The coffin with the late singer is carried out of the National Theater. The funeral procession sets out across Peace Square to Olšany Cemetery, where the coffin with the remains of the deceased is interred in a grave.
A segment from the funeral of poet Adolf Heyduk begins with archival footage of the town of Písek, where Heyduk lived and worked for more than 20 years until his death on 6 February 1923. The genre images depict the Otava River, the Wenceslaus suburb, the Great Square, Charles Street, the bustle at the riverside Military Swimming Pool, Aleš Square with a credit union building, the dean´s church at Bakaláře, and the remains of the town walls by the Putim Gate. Adolf Heyduk walks with friends by the Schrenek Pavillion in Palacký Park. A portrait of Adolf Heyduk painted by Jan Skalický. The first part of the final farewell takes place in Písek on 8 February 1923. The funeral procession sets out from the town hall on Great Square towards the railway station, from where the remains of the late poet will be transported to Prague. This is followed by images from the funeral ceremony held in Prague on 10 February. The funeral procession moves across Wenceslaus Square towards Heyduk´s final resting place in Vyšehrad Cemetery.
The segment captures the funeral of Senator of the National Assembly Gustav Habrman held in Pilsen on 26 March 1932. The funeral procession comes out of the Peklo Workers´ House and sets out along Jungmannova Street, past the building of the Pilsen Electricity Company. The camera focuses on Kramář Park and the crowds of onlookers in the streets. The procession continues through the streets of the city, across Wilson Bridge and towards the crematorium in Doubravka.
Wrestler Gustav Frištejnský in a match against Josef Šmejkal in Prague-Letná in 1913. Frištejnský with his young nephew František at a farm in Lužice. Frištejnský swimming with his dog in the Sitka River. Frištejnský exercising in the countryside. Footage of Frištejnský with his wife Miroslava. Several scenes from the documentary Město Litovel (The Town of Litovel, 1927) are used.
Cinematographer Jindřich Brichta with director Jan S. Kolár on a film set. Brichta on Bohumil Veselý's balcony. Brichta with architect Josef Hesoun and director Jan S. Kolár having a walk along the river. Brichta having a walk with his children.
Segment from Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) issue no. 41B from 1942 captures the Sailing Promotion Day event organised by the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth, in collaboration with the Czech Yacht Association and the Czech Yacht Club, which was held on the Vltava River in Prague-Podolí on 27 September.
Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 32B, reports on a workers´ holiday organized by the Reinhard Heydrich Foundation for Workers´ Recuperation in Český Šternberk. A view of the exterior of the health resort. Holidaymakers are sunbathing on the terrace. A waiter is carrying plates full of food in the dining room. People are eating. A close-up of a man drinking beer from a beer mug. Holidaymakers playing volleyball. A fisherman is sitting on the bank of the Sázava River. People are bathing in the river and in the weir. Český Šternberk Castle can be seen in the background.