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African American women take a beauty course training provided by the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Harlem, New York City.

African American women train as hairdressers and beauticians in a beauty course offered by the YWCA in Harlem, New York. The woman writes about the beauty course offered by the YWCA and how the “Beauty culture is a well paying field because good grooming is important”. African American women learn to cut hair during a practical training inside a simulation salon. An African American woman paints the nails of another woman during a manicure. A woman waxes and neatens the eyebrows of a black woman.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675063284
Bulldog Bright Beauty's thirteen pups pampered by neighborhood kids in Philadelphia.

Bulldog Bright Beauty gives birth to a record litter of thirteen puppies in Philadelphia. The neighborhood kids help bathe the pups then hang them on the clothesline to dry while Bright Beauty supervises. April 1938.

Date: 1938, April
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028779
British submersible nicknamed Sleeping Beauty is shown.

An OSS instructional film titled 'Sleeping Beauty' shows a British submersible nicknamed Sleeping Beauty, used for attack and reconnaissance. It is a Motorised Submersible Canoe (MSC) designed by Major Hugh Reeves. Cockpit, indicators and air pressure gauge of the submersible shown. Submersible's Pilot is wearing underwater suit with the help of a crew person. Pilot putting on breathing set and wearing underwater goggles. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039087
Models from all over the world participate in a beauty Pageant at Long Beach, California.

A beauty Pageant in Long Beach, California. Models from all over the world participate in the beauty pageant. Models from Japan, Canada, Argentina and Spain stand on decorative floats. Crowd cheers as decorative floats drive past them on a road.

Date: 1960, August 8
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044280
African American businessman W.C. Wingate and sons, Bill and Edward, at their Barber and Beauty Shop Supply company

Exterior of Wingate Barber and Beauty Supply Company in Philadelphis, Pennsylvania. African American businessman, W.C.Wingate, is sitting in his office and gives a list of products used by professional customers to his daughter. He leaves the office and is joined by his son, Edward at their warehouse store. Edward Wingate takes order from a business customer. Bill Wingate is seen with workers in their carpentry department where they manufacture cabinet display cases for beauty and barber shops.

Date: 1946
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045066
African American businesswoman, Olivia Parks Stanford, co-founder of Rose Meta House of Beauty, in Harlem, New York City.

Street view of building with sign reading: "Rose Meta Cosmetics" at the top. An awning over the sidewalk carries words: "Rose Meta Beauty Salon." and address: 9 W. 125th Street. Co-founder, African American businesswoman, Olivia Parks Stanford, works at a desk and gives papers to a man. Olivia Stanford in the company's headquarters salon. A hair stylist styles a customer's hair. Customers pose after beauty care.

Date: 1950
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045067