Country Party at the Euskal-Erria Society (1923)

Decade: 1920

Year

1923

Runtime

7 mins

Synopsis / description

Footage of a country fair organised by the Sociedad Euskal-Erria in Montevideo (Uruguay). This institution was founded in the late 19th century by Jean-Baptiste Bidegaray (1848–1920), a businessman born in Hasparren who had been living in Uruguay since 1866. The footage features: Juan Bidegaray and his wife; members of the Board of Directors; the Charity Committee and the Young Ladies’ Committee; the Ladies’ Committee; a group of young women, people dancing the trikitixa; the tombola and the sports ground.

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