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Victory Celebrations - London, 1946

Official programme of the Victory Celebrations on 8 June, 1946. During the day, mechanised vehicles and marching columns paraded through London and there were fly-pasts by war planes. Musical and theatrical entertainments and children's activities were organised in all the central London parks. In the evening, there was open-air dancing, floodlighting of public buildings and ships on the Thames, and firework displays. Marching columns included Home Front workers as well as the armed forces.

Title Victory Celebrations - London, 1946
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Production Date 1946
Format Booklet
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Holding Institution TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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