May Day Celebrations At Elstow (1939)

Full titles read: “MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS“ L/S’s of May Day celebrations in Elstow in Bedfordshire. L/S’s of the May queen’s procession. VL/S of the May Queen being crowned. L/S’s of children dancing around the maypole. Several more shots of the celebrations in progress watched by large crowds. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.