1960s

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This clip shows two of the first black mayors elected in the US, and also features footage from…

1950s

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CU to a mental patient at at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Washington D.C. singing a song. The camera…

1950s

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A dream sequence from the play about Dorothea Lynde Dix being put on by patients from St.…

1950s

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Continuation of the narration from the play about Dorothea Lynde Dix being put on by patients from…

1940s, 1930s

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Homemade flying machine attempts to take off on runway. Flying contraption attempts to fly, flaps…

1960s

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Shot of layered reflections of people coming and going through glass doors. Two women purchase…

1970s

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A man in his swimsuit is shown lying on his town drinking a soda. To demonstrate how many sodas we…

1950s

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New York: INT NYC Penn Station. Pennsylvania Railroad electronic sign. Television receivers.…

1990s

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Various early 90s handwriting recognition technologies are demonstrated. George Bush on computer…

1970s, 1960s

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Here's a clip of a man testing a jet pack over rugged terrain. The clip is undated, but appears to…

1960s

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Historian Conrad Beneshan explains Thomas Edison's experiments with recording sound. Strange…