Indian Summer - 1961 | The Archivist Presents | #263

 

Even though meteorologically speaking it's Autumn here in the UK we are having a little Indian Summer - lovely. Here's a look back to the Indian Summer of 1961. As you may have noticed the best weather came late this year and its curious how the unemployment figures always seem to rise with the temperature. Swimming pools did a roaring trade and people made the most of it, bathing, sunbathing and well, just taking it easy. Key scene. GV pan Thames to pleasure boat. LS crowds on pleasure boat. LS pleasure boat. LS another. MS pan family in rowing boat. LS sun bathers on grass. MLS same. MS baby at the waters edge. MS dog in water. GV swimming pool. MLS boys in swimming pool. MS boy dives into pool. LS sun bathers. MS same. MLS man sun bathing. MS pan woman knitting. MS man sunbathing . MLS people at zoo cage. CU boy sucking lolly. MCU boy drinking from a fountain. LS polar bear dives into water. LS bear on a rock. MLS lion in cage. MLS polar bear on rock. MS bear on rock. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - story number is: BM83089 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/