A close-up of concert director Bedřich Spurný in archival footage from a newsreel segment from the documentary Velcí hudebníci a zpěváci (Great Musicians and Singers, 1931), now considered lost.
The segment from the 1938 Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) Issue No. 39 encourages blood donating in preparation for the anticipated war. The information given on the Czechoslovak Red Cross' activities is illustrated by footage of blood donations, Red Cross nurses taking blood samples, and the canning of blood for military purposes.
Sculptor Bohumil Kafka works on a statue of Josef Mánes in a fragmented segment from the Ufa žurnál (Ufa Journal) 1939, issue no. 200. The unveiling of the monument by the Rudolfinum, including a speech by Professor Vratislav Nechleba in a fragmented segment from Československé filmové noviny (Czechoslovak Film News) 1951, issue no. 52. Kafka at Prague Zoo working on a study of a lion for the Milan Rastislav Štefánik's monument in a segment from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1937, issue no. 5. Kafka with politician Milan Hodža in the artist´s studio in Prague-Dejvice.
Writer Bohumil Novák with an unidentified man on Bohumil Veselý's balcony. Novák at an exhibition commemorating Jan Amos Comenius´ anniversary at Waldstein Palace in Prague in a fragmented segment from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1957, issue no. 29.
Report from the celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held in front of the Municipal House in Prague on 28 October 1932. The gathering was attended by troops and legionnaires. A Philips Radio broadcast vehicle stands in front of the entrance. The segment includes a silent recording of a speech given by the Former Secretary of the National Committee and current Chairman of the Senate František Soukup.
Segment from the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held on Old Town Square in Mladá Boleslav. A ceremonial line-up of the local military garrison. General Šípek delivers a speech before the municipal council, soldiers and inhabitants of the town. This is followed by a parade through the town, attended by the troops, representatives of the Sokol community, the local fire brigade, the gendarmerie, nurses and members of other town associations. Footage from a footrace through the streets of Mladá Boleslav to the Monument to the Fallen, won by Mr Mlejnek. Footage from the celebration in Kosmonosy, the place linked with the ground-breaking ceremony for the Resistance Memorial. The ceremony was attended by representatives of local associations and corporations as well as the county association of Czechoslovak legionnaires.
The segment captures a military parade of new army recruits, held in the third courtyard of Prague Castle on 28 October 1930 as part of the celebration of the twelfth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic. Prime Minister František Udržal and Minister of Defence Karel Viškovský attend the parade, standing in for the absent President Masaryk.