Music

1920s, 1910s

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

1940s

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A crowded New York street filled with neon signs. Several shots of…

1930s

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The Chicago Swing Jamboree at Soldier Field in August 1938. Massive…

1950s

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Nightclub signs lit up at night in Harlem, New York City. The Savoy,…

1960s

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The song “El Gato Montes” is played as a Spanish girl wearing a veil is…

1990s

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Aos Donos Do Destino" by Joao Ribeiro. The first music video from…

1990s

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Aos Donos Do Destino" by Joao Ribeiro. The first music video from…

1980s

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MCU of Serge Gainsbourg talking, smoking a cigarette. Black and white…

1980s

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Slowly zooming out, MS of Serge Gainsbourg talking in French on what…

1960s

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Here's an 8mm home movie from the so-called Summer of Love in 1967 San…

1960s

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A sign for James Brown’s Gold Platter restaurant, which serves soul…

1960s

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France Gall performs the song “Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son” in front…