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1938 Fred Astaire attends the Harvest Moon Ball in New York, where the new dance "Lindy Hop"
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0:33Now PlayingDate: 15th September 1938
Location: New York, USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: New York City: New York: Madison Square Garden:
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Fred Astaire attends the Harvest Moon Ball in New York, where the new dance "Lindy Hop" is all the rage, uses language of the day to refer to African American's (Negro's)
ASTAIRE, Fred At N.Y.Harvest Moon Ball.
DANCING Harvest Moon Ball
SHEARER Norma. At N.Y. Harvest Moon Ball
WALKER, Ex Mayor Jimmy At N.Y. Harvest Moon Ball
Social Events; United States of America
dance, dancing, dancer, dancers, dances, swing, Big Band, Frederick Austerlitz
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