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Charter Day At Edmonton, Edmonton (1937)
Wonderful street scenes of crowds outside Regal cinema in Edmonton as they await the arrival of dignitaries to inaugurate Edmonton as a municipal borough.
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Overview
Jubilant crowds outside the massive Regal cinema – one of the world’s largest – await the officials who are going to inaugurate Edmonton as a municipal borough in 1937. The street scenes of shops, people and traffic are marvellous, and there’s also shots from inside, as speeches and presentations are made.
Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive
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