Circus/ Entertainment

1950s

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Home movie taken at Disneyland. Horse pulls trolley. Marching band…

1930s

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Duke Ellington singing “Hot Chocolate (Cottontail)” at the Orpheum…

1930s

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This video contains footage of a monkey playing an entire family while…

1930s

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Footage of Billy Rose’s Aquacade from 1939 World Fair. Close up shots…

1930s

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Women on stage dancing in long colored hula skirts. Several different…

1930s

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Several shots of women in long skirts riding around on bicycles. Men…

1940s

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Shot of woman lying on blanket in the grass reading magazine. Close up…

1930s

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A man dressed as a caballero throws axes, hatchets, pick-axes, and…

1930s

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Gertrude Bell, aerial acrobat is hoisted up the side of a tall building…

1930s

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Sol Solomon, champion High Diver, dives into a pool of water. Camera…

1930s

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Harry Davis, professional aerialist, walks and performs tricks on a…

1980s

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This '80s clip shows folk musician Sparky Rucker playing his…