WORLD WAR II VICTORY PARADES (JUNE 1946)
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO FROM LONDON
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THE RIVER DISPLAY: VICTORY DAY ENDS IN BLAZE OF LIGHT

A MAGNIFICENT FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT WESTMINSTER LONDON, MADE A GLORIOUS ENDING TO THE VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL, JUNE 8, 1946. AFTER THE ROYAL BARGE HAD SAILED DOWN THE THAMES, ... WESTMINSTER, FIREWORKS CASCADED IN GOLD, AND VIOLET, TORRID REDS AND HELIUM BLUES; SEARCHLIGHTS STRUCK THIER SHAFTS OF LIGHT SKYWARDS, WHILE BARGES FIRED INTO A SERIES OF SET PIECES; BEGINNING WITH PORTRAITS OF THE KING AND QUEEN AND PRINCESS ELIZABETH.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO SHOWS:- A GENERAL VIEW OF THE FIREWORK DISPLAY OVER THE RIVER THAMES AT WESTMINSTER, WHICH BROUGHT THE VICTORY DAY CELEBRATIONS TO ON END IN A BLAZE OF LIGHT, JUNE 8. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT ARE SEEN AT LEFT.

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