Circus/ Entertainment

1970s

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Commercial for Hanes Everyday pantyhose; scene of women out on the town…

1920s, 1910s

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Theater marquee for B.F. Keith’s High-Class Vaudeville. Black…

1940s

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CBS radio theater stage sign. Band playing on a “Your Hit Parade” radio…

1940s

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Sign for “Art Tatum, World’s Greatest Pianist”. Tatum playing jazz…

1940s

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Military men entering a theater advertising classical music. Orchestra…

1940s

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The clip starts with a shot of a space telescope followed by the…

1970s

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Tracking shot of twin women dressed alike riding bumper cars, they keep…

1920s, 1910s, 1900s

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Early 20th century, people at Coney Island ready to go swimming in…

1920s, 1910s, 1900s

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Coney Island’s Luna Park ride “Shoot-the-chutes”. Elephants sliding…

1940s

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The opening day of Sadler’s Wells ballet, and the camera shoots the…

1950s

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In Munich, Germany tightrope acrobats perform on a wire with a…

1950s

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A woman sits at a bar, and asks for a drink. The short bartender,…