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1940 Parachute wedding at New York World's Fair
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0:21Now PlayingDate: 25th August 1940
Location: New York, USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Man and woman wed suspended in air and are dropped by parachute after kiss
PARACHUTES Stunt wedding by parachute at N.Y.Fair
WEDDINGS Stunt wedding by parachute at N.Y. Fair
Rites of Passage; Aviation; Stunts; United States of America; New York; Exhibitions
Reverend Homer Tomlinson, Arno Rudolphi, Miss Ann Hayward, Church of God, marriage, marry, No man on earth is good enough for Ann
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