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1940s
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This clip is of a jazz song performed by Fats Waller. It begins with a CU of shoes and pans up to…
1930s, 1940s
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Woman in bathing suit demonstrates how to use a device meant to simulate swimming motions outside…
1970s
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Large movie studio buildings are seen. One building has the sign "The Burbank Studios."
1970s, 1960s
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MS of two men talking to eachother, they are holding a 16mm camera. CU of a person wearing a sign,…
1940s
13165_26328_count_basie
This clip is of Count Basie and his orchestra performing a song. It begins with a panning MS of the…
1960s
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Footage from the Vietnam War. Vietnamese soldiers marching through the jungle. American soldiers…
1990s
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Front gate of the San Bruno jail in South San Francisco. Prisoners walk outside. Sign reads "San…
1960s, 1950s
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Commercial for Navy Frogmen. Small figures dive off a boat. Their frogmen expertise is demonstrated…
1930s
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Interior shot of train seats. POV shot of conductor driving the train. Various shots of train…
1940s, 1950s
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Exterior Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Celebrity hand and footprints are shown in the sidewalk outside…
1970s
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Commercial for Super Skates, the adjustable overshoe roller skate; jingle “Hey there kids, the goin…
1970s
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Commercial for TV Guide, with the cover story featuring Abe Vigoda and the sitcom Barney Miller;…