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Separating paper money into piles
/ Male hands counting out notes of paper money / placing it on table and separating into piles. Separating paper money into piles on January 01, 1939 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Nazi Germany invades Poland, Allies declare war
Aerial views of burning buildings in Danzig after German invasion / citizens in streets helping out after bombing of Warsaw, people in street with belongings / England and France prepare for war with Germany, troops and huge guns heading...
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B/W 1939 solemn Lou Gehrig chewing gum + looking down then looking up in crowded stadium / farewell
B/W 1939 solemn Lou Gehrig chewing gum + looking down then looking up in crowded stadium / farewell
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1939 MONTAGE LA WS Marian Anderson singing on steps of Lincoln Memorial during open-air concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939 / WS PAN Crowd listening to concert with Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument in background / Washington, DC, USA
1939 MONTAGE LA WS Marian Anderson singing on steps of Lincoln Memorial during open-air concert on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939 / WS PAN Crowd listening to concert with Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument in background / Washington,...
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Research, development and testing of new electrical products such as an operating lamp for a hospital, UK 1939
Research, development and testing of new electrical products such as an operating lamp for a hospital, UK 1939
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1939 World's Fair - Living Magazine Covers exhibit
World's Fair - Living Magazine Covers exhibit - Giant cash register / woman in satin robe posing in outside window for Living Magazine Covers display. She buffs her legs with powder pad, looks in mirror. 1939 World's Fair - Living...
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1939 World's Fair - Living Magazine Covers exhibit
World's Fair - Interior of Living Magazine Covers exhibit - topless and nearly nude female models posing in magazine-themed windows. 1939 World's Fair - Living Magazine Covers exhibit on January 01, 1939 in New York City, New York...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - Slapstick comedy act - comedians dressed as construction workers perform choreographed physical comedy routine with boards, fake hammers and pratfalls. 1939 World's Fair - Aquacade on January 01, 1939 in New...
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1939 World's Fair - Frank Buck's Jungleland
World's Fair - Exterior of Artist's Village, Frank Buck's Jungleland entrance and sign / drummers in African tribal costumes playing congas / man sitting on top of elephant's head / man in safari hat sitting beside monkey dressed with...
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1939 World's Fair -
World's Fair - Aquacade - Johnny Weismuller speaking at microphone, costumed clown firemen, Weismuller on diving board with Billy Kreuger / Kreuger hanging off board, clowning around. 1939 World's Fair - on January 01, 1939 in New York...
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1939 World's Fair - George Jessel's Old New York
World's Fair - George Jessel's Old New York - The Bowery - barker speaking outside burlesque show with female dancers / swiveling female mannequins on stage, barker points to mannequin breasts / barker and masked women outside Colgom's...
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1939 World's Fair
World's Fair - Giant New York Post headline welcoming 'Mr. & Mrs. America' to Fair / 10 cent foot massage stand / Hollywood Doubles exhibit, baby Incubators, Bathysphere, Time and Space building / clown in Irish policeman costume posing...
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1939 World's Fair -
World's Fair - Aquacade - Eleanor Holm & Morton Downey speaking at microphone. She removes dress over yellow swimsuit, dives into pool and swims /female performers in swimsuits with parasols / line of female swimmers in caps diving into...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - Male and female swimmers march onto stage and dive into pool in line and swimming in formation / chorus line of dancers kicking in time. 1939 World's Fair - Aquacade on January 01, 1939 in New York City, New...
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1939 World's Fair - Merrie Old England section
World's Fair - Merrie Old England section / replicas of British landmarks, Irish Linen handkerchief shop, Old Curiosity Shop, sign advertising crown jewels on display /man in cowboy hat with performing dog in front of people sitting in...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - parade by pool of women in different elaborate costumes, WS dancing revue - couples dancing off on pool promenade / man and woman swimming laps in pool as dancers pose motionless behind them. 1939 World's Fair -...
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William S Hart
Silent screen star William S Hart continues talking to the camera while standing on dusty trail of Horseshoe Ranch. William S Hart on January 01, 1939 in Newhall, California (Footage by Getty Images)
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1939 MONTAGE Sellers marketing their wares on street carts in a city with cars passing by / United Kingdom
1939 MONTAGE Sellers marketing their wares on street carts in a city with cars passing by / United Kingdom
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Visitors enjoy the sites at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York.
Visitors enjoy the sites at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York.
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Al Smith, Henry Ford, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ride in a convertible at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
Al Smith, Henry Ford, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ride in a convertible at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
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Soldiers shoot from behind sand bags during the Spanish Civil War.
Soldiers shoot from behind sand bags during the Spanish Civil War.
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A map illustrates the German invasion of Poland while airplanes, tanks and cannons fire.
A map illustrates the German invasion of Poland while airplanes, tanks and cannons fire.