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Historic photographs of fairground crowds, carnival floats, and amusement rides, depicting lively entertainment from the past.

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Piccadilly Circus and the Statue of Eros in post-war London. Cars circle the roundabout, and pedestrians crowd the pavements. At the Criterion Theatre, Traveller's Joy, starring Yvonne Arnaud and Charles Victor, is playing. The scene is dominated by hoardings and illuminations advertising Votrix Vermouth, Jacob's Cream Crackers, Brylshave and Wrigley's Chewing Gum. Date: 1948

Anefo photo collection. French group "Great Family Circus" occurs in Carré from 9 to 15 July a.s .. June 29, 1971

Guerrita at the Pilar fair of 1898.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . TO-DAY show on castle the hair in hair columns, fanguages. April 27, 1963. Haarzuilens

Wilson, Ed., Theatrical work with Williams' flash light machine, Seven couples of unknown people dancing on a stage, photomechanical print, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, height 114 mm, width 173 mm, photographer, 1888 - 1893, paper, papier, autotype, maker, verwerker

Paris exhibition in 1900.

Anefo photo collection. Series. Advertising campaign film "Funny Girl" (in Cinema du Midi in Amsterdam). Advertising boards in cinema. 28 February 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

MARIO CABRE in PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951), directed by ALBERT LEWIN.

From the magazine La Vie au Grand Air (Life in the Outdoors); Black and white photographs of the first roller coasters in the velodrome in Buffalo and in the Music Hall in Paris; another photograph of an unmanned roller coaster falling from one of the structure.

Anefo photo collection. Basque ballet and choir Etorki on Unifesti E'55. July 4, 1955. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Performance Summer Street Theater on Stationsplein in Amsterdam. August 28, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

1950s LINE OF PEOPLE AT ENTRANCE TO FUNHOUSE BYING TICKETS AT LOCAL FAIR

A fete in Algeria, 1957. Artist: Unknown

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) 1st Musical Program for Youth, 4:00PM. An audience assembled under a large tent watches President John F. Kennedy speak before a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Orchestra conductor Dr. James Christian Pfohl stands to the right of the President on stage. Among those standing next to the stage are Air Force Aide to the President Godfrey McHugh and Secret Service agent Gerald 201cJerry201d Behn; reporters and photographers look on. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of 201cMusical Programs for Youth by Youth,201d organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 1970. MOVIE TITLE: Woodstock. STUDIO: Warner Bros. PLOT: An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.. PICTURED: Local Farmers

Rock fans met for Rock Against the Right on 14.06.1980 in Frankfurt/M, Germany, Europe

ROBERT EVANS in THE SUN ALSO RISES (1957), directed by HENRY KING.

Figurants during scenes from the feature film A Bridge Too Far on the flask.

Kirk Douglas (about to be hanged), on-set of the film, "The Devil's Disciple", United Artists, 1959

TV Recording Bombi Bitt and I

Valencia, 1910. The national exhibition of Valencia. His Majesty the King with his entourage on the stage during the solemn opening ceremony.

Concerts in Germany, Buildings in Bad Elster, 1917, Vogtlandkreis, Bad Elster, Auf dem Badeplatz während des Konzertes

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Press Service Circus Heros. June 19, 1966

HENRY FONDA in MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946), directed by JOHN FORD.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) Musical Program for Youth, 2:10PM. President John F. Kennedy (right) delivers remarks during a performance of the Central Kentucky Youth Symphony Orchestra at the sixth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Conductor Joseph Pival stands at far right; members of the Berea (Kentucky) College Country Dancers sit right of the stage. The dance group also performed at the event held on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Rehearsal ballet for the anniversary play in Delft. 30 June 1958. Delft, South Holland

Vienna, Kaiser-Jubiläums- Hobbigungszug, June , Brothers Kohn KG B, Producer

Exhibit. Imperial County Fair, California 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Imperial County

New Hampshire's summer theatre of stars, The Gilford Playhouse at Lake Winnipesaukee, Route 11B - Gilford, New Hampshire, 03246 , Theaters, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

School festival

Anefo photo collection. Unveiling playing plasty of sculptor Renze Hettema at the Golden Winckelplantsoen. Playing plastics with spectators and invitees in the background. October 27, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

DEU, Germany: The historical colour photos from the times of the 70s show events and people from politics, culture, trade unions, working life, medicine, etc. NL. Breda. Enka strike 19.8.1972

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) 1st Musical Program for Youth, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy stands on the bandstand watching Dr. James Christian Pfohl conduct a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Washington Monument is visible in background. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of 201cMusical Programs for Youth by Youth,201d organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

At a small American Legion carnival near Bellows Falls, Vermont. 1941. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Happy Valley entertainers, Llandudno, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Series. Advertising campaign film "Funny Girl" (in Cinema du Midi in Amsterdam). Advertising wagon. 28 February 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Entry of Victor Silvester in Blokker T.G.V. The Music Festival. May 7, 1959

The use of the anamorphic lens 'squeezes' a scene into a narrower width of film. 1955

Sword swallower. Sword swallower

Charles Durning and Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 directed by Sidney Lumet (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Anefo photo collection. Organ competition in Tiel. Overview. July 30, 1961. Gelderland, Tiel

A group of American girls, including entertainer Ann Margaret, accompanied Bob Hope during his fifth Yuletide tour in Vietnam in 1968. This photo shows a two-hour show on December 24 attended by thousands of American servicemen in the First Marine Division amphitheater. Other performers included singers Linda Bennett, "Rosie" Greer, trampolinist Dick Albers, and the 12-girl song and dance troupe, the Golddiggers.

Anefo photo collection. "Open holes" Manifestation by neighborhood houses from the Jordaan; Performance of the "Waspentheater". community centers, theater. May 9, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Series. Advertising campaign film "Funny Girl" (in Cinema du Midi in Amsterdam). Advertising boards in cinema. 28 February 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Poll photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Party decoration with lighting at Rembrandtplein .. September 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Singer Corry Konings (previously of the rickels) married to Piet Roelen. Great interest audiences at Hotel Bellevue. July 27, 1973. Chaam

Happy's Club Catalina Bar. ca. 1937, Avalon, California, USA, HAPPY'S CLUB CATALINA BAR-AVALON, CALIFORNIA. HAPPY'S CLUB CATALINA BAR. Avalon's Most Beautiful and Smartest Rendezvous. DANCING FOOD ENTERTAINMENT. See and meet many celebrities of the stage and screen. L. 'Happy' Hacker

Anefo photo collection. Joop Doderer (Swiebertje) in action for an Amstel Single Hospital. March 27, 1965. Amstelveen, Noord-Holland

The audience at the Chat Noir cabaret in Montmartre, Paris Date: 1908

Recklinghausen. Cultural Folk Festival of the DGB on 1 May 1988

Street scene showing movie theater, probably in the vicinity of Lancaster, Ohio. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Concert on the bathroomBad Elster. Concert on the bathroom

The Scarlet Merrions (variety act) performing at Faulke's Cave, Great Ormes Head, Llandudno. Date: circa 1910s

On a cold winter's day at Romans, France, the band draws a thin audience. Date: circa 1905

DEAN JONES, MICHELE LEE and BUDDY HACKETT in CAR-BOY-GIRL (1968) -Original title: THE LOVE BUG-, directed by ROBERT STEVENSON.

Portuguese Guest Conductor For British National Symphony Orchestra, London, England, UK, 1943 Three American servicemen stand beside a large poster outside the Royal Albert Hall, London, which advertises a Sunday concert by the National Symphony Orchestra on 3 October at 2:30pm. The soloist is Moura Lympany and the concert will be conducted by Dr Freitas Branco. According to the poster, the concert is to be held 'under the auspices of The Orchestral Concerts Society Limited'.

CANNONBALL RUN (1981) -Original title: THE CANNONBALL RUN-, directed by HAL NEEDHAM.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) 1st Musical Program for Youth, 4:00PM. The Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina, performs on a bandstand in front of an audience assembled on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. The White House is visible in the background. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of 201cMusical Programs for Youth by Youth,201d organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

Circus Sarrasani

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Band, Boys Town, Nebraska , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

CAR-BOY-GIRL (1968) -Original title: THE LOVE BUG-, directed by ROBERT STEVENSON.

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