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1940s
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In this home movie clip, a town in Sweden is explored -- its boats, lumber yards, rail lines, and…
1950s
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Wisconsin: Students report for class. Shots of kids going into classroom and taking their seats…
1950s
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Partly set in New York City, this 1950s quasi-PSA attempts to convince viewers that traffic is a…
1960s
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In a dirt patch in a snowy forest, a circle of Native Americans is in a tight circle dancing in…
1980s
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Shots of assembly line making credit cards, and people overseeing the process.
1970s
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A group of children stand in a line. The boy in the middle holds a red bag. The children take…
1970s
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Satellite dishes from the ground station signal the aircraft in the sky. Spinning aerial shots…
1950s
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Pan of 1950s parked cars on an urban street. Aerial shot of pedestrians and cars in the…
1940s
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Video of Charles DeZemler’s collection of barber art and antiques with voiceover on barber history…
1970s
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Scenes in a prison yard. The prisoners protest inhumane prison conditions. Aerial shot of a…
2000s
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WS of a living room with a bookshelf, and tv, and a picture of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. MS of a…
1970s
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Here’s a compilation clip of smokers smoking. The footage is from the 1970s. One man lights a…