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1929 Annual "Swan Upping" ceremony on the River Thames
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0:27Now PlayingDate: 25th July 1929
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: 'Census of Cygnets - The King's Swan Master and his men commence the annual "Swan Upping" on the Thames'
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Various shots men in row boats taking part in swan upping ceremony on the River Thames (in which all the swans on the river are counted)
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