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1928 UK: LEISURE: Holidays scenes at Blackpool.
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2:41Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1928
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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CAPTION - DEAR OLD BLACKPOOL - HOLIDAY SEASON PROVES THAT THE BRIGHTON OF THE NORTH IS AS POPULAR AS EVER
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Wide of Blackpool beach with pier / towers of the Winter gardens in the foreground / traffic along promenade / Blackpool tower and ferris wheel / crowded beach / fairground with rides and ferris wheel / people on dodgem cars / fairground with "the House of Nonsense" and "auto skool" , Noah;s ark amusement / crowded beach with tower in the background /
Night/ dusk Blackpool tower illuminated and lights along the promenade / people inside the Tower ballroom with singer and people dancing/ day scenes of promenade and tower /
Night scenes of tower and amusements illuminated / horses and coach and fountain illuminations
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