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VE and VJ Day Celebrations in London (1945)



Description & Facts: Amateur colour film shot by Lieutenant Sidney Sasson of the US Army Signal Corps, Army Pictorial Service, of victory celebrations in central London for VE Day (8 May 1945) and VJ Day (15 August 1945). Taken from the Imperial War Museums catalogue notes: People throwing paper and toilet rolls ("ticker-tape" style) from the open windows of the building housing 33 Davies Street. Crowds of people walking along Piccadilly. Crowds outside of Charing Cross railway station. Members of the US Army Signal Corps, Army Pictorial Service, standing on a Jeep filming in Trafalgar Square (Jeep front bumper painted with the designation UKB 3908 SIG PHOTO BN CO A5). A large number of people crowded around the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. More scenes of crowds in Piccadilly and in Trafalgar Square. Two young women and two British Army soldiers paddle in the water in one of the fountains in Trafalgar Square. Car flying both the Union flag and the American flag attempting to drive through the crowds in Trafalgar Square. Further shots around the base of Nelson's Column. Brief shot of six planes flying overhead.London 15 August 1945, VJ Day. Women standing on the top of a high protective brick wall at the front of a large pillared building throwing paper in to the street ("ticker-tape" style). Shots of feet walking over the paper on the pavement. Civilian men and women and American servicemen dancing in a circle in the street. More women throwing paper in to the street, this

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