1930s

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Bessie and man slow dance, bar audience dances also. Man takes money from Bessie, tosses her to bar…

1940s

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Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros. stands from his desk to address camera about the introduction of…

1950s

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On metalworking in factories, Workers pour molten into the molds. Men wearing goggles work the…

1960s

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Sunset with elaborate cloudy sky and mountain silhouette.

1930s

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CU and WS from the 1939 World’s Fair in New York state. Fountains, lights and displays blinking on…

1940s

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Great shots of propeller military planes in WWII taking off from the runaway and into the sky to…

1980s

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This clip shows people from Georgetown walking and some having conversations. MS following students…

1970s

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Commercial for Quik Mix; the Nestle Quik Mix Bunny is leaning against the can of Quik Mix, and…

1980s

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Commercial for the Commodore VIC-20 video game console. A man wearing a sweater sits in a house,…

1940s, 1950s

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Man dressed in a cowboy suit and in front of a crowd, whips a cigarette in half that is being…

1960s

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Fronts of residences in Haight-Ashbury are shown. Traffic street scene. Row of motorcycles parked…

1960s

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From the 1964 World’s Fair. Families walk by restaurants and shops in courtyards and paths; woman…