Liberation, May 1945, Great Britain and the Netherlands: sce - Lot 370

Liberation, May 1945, Great Britain and the Netherlands: scenes of daily life, popular festivals, return to work, leisure, games and sports. (Set of 14 photographs of the) Associated Press photographs, London service. In England, the series documents the celebration of the first peace holiday: Whit Monday, the first of the four public holidays introduced since the end of the war in Europe. The crowds return to their pre-war leisure spots; the seaside resorts are packed, while London, with its zoo, river excursions and Hampstead Fair, offers plenty of outdoor entertainment under a radiant sun. A photograph shows part of the huge crowd gathered at Clapton Stadium (London) for the Whit Monday greyhound races. In the Netherlands, a photograph shows a British officer being lifted out of his jeep by the enthusiastic crowd in Utrecht, celebrating the Allied victory in Europe and liberation after five years of German occupation. Dated May 10, 1945 (ref. GX 900, Gaiger Planet).