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1946 Chicago handles heat wave
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0:28Now PlayingDate: 11th July 1946
Location: Chicago, U.S.A
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: Illinois: Chicago:
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AMERICAN. Shots of girls in bathing costumes in Chicago, sitting on ice in the water,as heat wave there, shots of them pulling elephant into water, shots of it laying & bathing in the water,
CHICAGO Shots of girls bathing there in Heat wave, pull elephant into water, shots of it Laying & bathing,
ELEPHANTS Shots of elephants pulled into water at Chicago in heat wave, shots of it laying in water & bathing,
GIRLS. Shots of girls bathing in water in heat wave in Chicago shot of them pulling elephant into water,shots of Laying & bathing in the water,
Weather; United States of America
peacetime, post-war, postwar, recreation, entertainment, swimming, Lake Michigan, summer, summertime
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