Summary

Blessing the Animals day in Hereford, England and Day of the Beast in Hamburg, Germany, October 1955

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Paramount
Negative # D-7152
Clip SR005058_01_02.mov
Date 10/1/1955
Title Blessing the Animals day in Hereford, England and Day of the Beast in Hamburg, Germany, October 1955
Description Title card: "Big Day in the Animal World" / VS parade of people, mostly women and children, walk with their pets in Hereford, England at Blessing of the Animals / CU goat / MS boy holding duck, girl holding cat next to him / girl holding tortoise, girl behind her holding cat / MS Reverend John Snell of Holy Trinity Church gives blessing / girl holding cage with canary in it / CU two children holding puppies / CU boy holds jar with goldfish, person behind him holds dog / small girl holds large, fat cat / CU fat cat // Hamburg Germany parade with two policemen on horseback followed by people and their pets for Day of the Beast day / VS women walking with spitz dogs on leashes / dogs (maybe Boston Terriers) walking on leashes / German Shepherds walking on leashes and carrying hats in mouths / people in historic costumes walk whippets / monk walks St. Bernard / CU little dog / man in Arabic clothing walks Bactrian (two humps) camel / CU four boxer puppies and boxer mom on leashes / CUs small dogs, St. Bernard, kitten, another dog, camel / small dog walks out of frame between people's legs / Note: exact day not known
Personality John Snell
Country United Kingdom
City Hereford

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