Screen Archive South East is a public sector moving image archive serving the South East of England. The archive's collections of magic lantern slides, films, videos and associated materials capture the many varied aspects of life, work and creativity from the early days of screen history to the present day and serve as a rich and invaluable historical resource.
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Our Christmas 1961
It’s Christmas morning at the Linehan household. Santa's been, the kids are happy and Dad's playing his guitar under the tree.
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Christmas morning 1961 with the Linehan family. The children start early on the present unwrapping while Santa is seen exiting the house. The table is set and the relatives arrive for the usual Christmas feast. Afterwards, Dad and the kids are seen playing various musical instruments while sitting in front of the Christmas tree.
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