90018_25524_1940s_YMCA_02
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Footage of a YMCA in Harlem, New York, during the 1940s.
Shows the following activities at the Y: Black men play Monopoly; a muscular black man lifts free weights; a black man uses a vibrating, wobbling belt to lose fat around his waist; a black man gets a massage; a black man relaxes in an electric steam cabinet with his head on the outside, covered with towels; and black couples dance in formal wear on the Y's basketball court.