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Loc: American Variety Stage: Bijou Theater
Musical theater and vaudeville were popular in the Gilded Age. Here is a theater program from the Bijou Theater in Boston. Leaafing through the pages gives a great slice of life at the time, not only because of the playbills, but also...
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Marshall Taylor: Newspaper Articles
Watching bicycle racing indoors was a popular pasttime during the Gilded Age. Marshall Taylor, an African American, was one of the premier racers not only in the United States, but in the world. Read newspaper articles about his career.