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Here’s some color footage of London in the 1920s
For comparison: Bill Brandt’s photos of London from 1974 (more here)
More old color film: New York City in 1939
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London has a huge variety of museums, art galleries, and cultural events. Here were some of the highlights from my visit.
The British Library had a “Propaganda – Power and Persuasion” exhibit. As an American I didn’t really appreciate that Uncle Sam was their exhibit #1 for propaganda but I did find some portions of the exhibit interesting, such as their examples of leaflets dropped onto enemy combatants to get them to surrender and the well-made films from Frank Capra under the “Why We Fight” banner about the Allies entry into WW2.
Chris Levine is an artist with a gallery display at the Fine Art Society in London. This is a photo from one of his installations. He has a prominent model in an artistic but NSFW pose, as well (not pictured).