Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: New York’s Golden Anniversary Parade

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
994
Date Released
21 Jun 1948
Date submitted
17 Jun 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New York’s Jubilee Parade. DESCRIPTION: A parade through the streets marked the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of various boroughs into Greater New York. SHOTLIST: KS Police in uniforms of 50 years ago. MS Flying Squad police on bikes. Cut-ins of fashions of that period, men and women. Several shots of horse drawn fire engines. Shots of the motor cars. Also shots of horse drawn carriages. Theme of parade was fifty years ago and it was held on 5th Avenue and 64th Street.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
New York
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50370
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: New York’s Golden Anniversary Parade', British Movietone News Issue No. 994, 21 Jun 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15164 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)