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Woodstock Music and Art Fair Bethel, New York August 15-18 (1969)

1969 · Short film · 1 min

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This short, silent film shows scenes from the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, the famed music festival held August 15-18, 1969. This footage was shot by a local New York TV station both at the time of the event, and probably a year afterwards, once the muddy fields of Max Yasgur's dairy farm had recovered. The end of the piece features a reporter speaking on camera (silent here unfortunately), likely mentioning that the area is now peaceful, quiet, and free of hippies. Some of the wonderful…

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