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1929 LEISURE: "Railway Queen" crowned
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March 26, 2026
March 26, 2026
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0:25Now PlayingDate: 3rd October 1929
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE CARD INFORMATION: "Queen for a Year"
ENGLAND: Lancashire: Preston:
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Young women in costume processing along / People parading wearing English crusader chain mail costumes / Miss Elizabeth Brown of Preston as crowned "Railway Queen" / Close up of Brown wearing Railway Queen crown / Massed audience watching from stands / Children and dignitaries on stage with Brown / Close up of Brown wearing Railway Queen crown
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