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1944 Easter celebrations in 1944
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2:36Now PlayingDate: 13th April 1944
Location: United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Spending a Wartime Holiday
ENGLAND: Surrey: Spelthorne: Staines:
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CARS. Hundreds of taxi cabs take crowd to Windsor Races Easter 1944
EASTER Holiday scenes 1944...Hampstead Heath..Windsor Races..Gymkhana at Staines.River scenes
FAIRS. Fair at Staines, inc. Gymkhana..swings etc.
FAIRS.
GRANTLEY, Lord. Watches Gymkhana at Staines, Easter 1944
HOLIDAY SCENES EASTER HOLIDAY 1944..Hampstead Heath - swings, shies etc...Windsor Races...Hyde Park..Staines Fair & Gymkhana
HORSES. Gymkhana held at Staines, Easter 1944..s
HORSES. Grantley, Wng. Cmdr. W. Barnato, Sir A. Neigall
HORSERACING, England Windsor Races, Easter 19447..thousands of taxis.
RAILWAYS Deserted Stations at Easter holiday 1944..shots at Paddington, Euston, Waterloo, Victoria, King's Cross...women ticket collectors..train leaves..genshots
THAMES River River scenes at Staines Easter 1944
WINDSOR Race Meeting Easter 1944.. thousands of spectators..arr: in pony cart & thousands of taxis
Entertainment and Leisure
transportation, railway, train, trains, taxis, car, vehicle, vehicles, horse, horse race, horse races, horse racer, horse racers, jockey, jockeys, thoroughbred, thoroughbreds, trophy, trophies, carnivals, homefront
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