VJ Day Street Party in Ridsdale Road, Anerley SE20
Standard 8mm film Black & White Mute 1945 1:00
Summary: A film showing a VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day) street party in Ridsdale Road, Anerley.
Title number: 128
LSA ID: LSA/170
Description: The film opens with a shot of the children standing together and posing for the camera before the party begins. A young girl dressed in a hula skirt and hat waves at the camera and leads the children towards the long table and chairs. The children are seated at the table,being served food and drink by the adults, some children are in fancy dress, and Union Jacks adorn the centre of the table.
In a different street we see a smaller group of children on two tables,each table has sandwiches and biscuits, and the adults serve drinks to the children.
Four children perform a dance routine to the camera, one dressed in a native American costume,two have hula skirts on, and the other has flowers in her hair. To the left of the children, a large pile of wood presumably for a bonfire pile can be seen.
At the end of the dance the children pose and smile at the camera.
Credits: cameraman: Cyril Rickert
Keywords: Second World War (1939-1945); Celebrations; WWII; World War II
Locations: United Kingdom; England; London; Bromley; Anerley
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