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Dime museums were institutions that were popular at the end of the 19th century in the United States. Designed as centers for entertainment and moral education for the working class (lowbrow), the museums were distinctly different from upper middle class cultural events (highbrow). In urban centers like New York City, where many immigrants settled, dime museums were popular and cheap entertainment. The social trend reached its peak during the Progressive Era (c. 1890–1920). Although lowbrow entertainment, they were the starting places for the careers of many notable vaudeville-era entertainers, including Harry Houdini, Lew Fields, Joe Weber, and Maggie Cline.

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  • Dime museums were institutions that were popular at the end of the 19th century in the United States. Designed as centers for entertainment and moral education for the working class (lowbrow), the museums were distinctly different from upper middle class cultural events (highbrow). In urban centers like New York City, where many immigrants settled, dime museums were popular and cheap entertainment. The social trend reached its peak during the Progressive Era (c. 1890–1920). Although lowbrow entertainment, they were the starting places for the careers of many notable vaudeville-era entertainers, including Harry Houdini, Lew Fields, Joe Weber, and Maggie Cline. (en)
  • Les dime museums (musées à 10 sous) étaient des institutions populaires à la fin du XIXe siècle aux États-Unis. Conçus comme centres de divertissement et de l'éducation morale pour la classe ouvrière (lowbrow), ces musées étaient nettement différents des manifestations culturelles de la classe moyenne supérieure (highbrow). Dans les grandes villes telles que New York, où venaient s'installer de nombreux immigrants, les dime museums étaient des divertissements populaires et peu onéreux. Cette tendance sociale a atteint son apogée au cours de l'ère progressiste (de 1890 à 1920). Bien qu'ils s'agisse de divertissements lowbrow, ils ont permis à des artistes notables de vaudeville de l'époque, tels que Harry Houdini, , et , de voir s'envoler leur carrière. (fr)
  • Los Dime museum (en español, Museos de diez centavos, por el precio habitual de entrada) fueron instituciones populares de entretenimiento entre las clases bajas a finales del siglo XIX y primeros años del XX en los Estados Unidos. Diseñados como centros para el entretenimiento y educación moral de la clase obrera (lowbrow), los museos eran claramente diferentes de los eventos culturales de la clase media alta (highbrow). En los grandes centros urbanos como Nueva York, donde muchos inmigrantes se habían instalado, los dime museum eran un entretenimiento popular y barato. Alcanzaron su mayor esplendor durante la denominada Era Progresista (c. 1890–1920). A pesar de ser lugares de entretenimiento de las clases humildes, en ellos empezaron las carreras de muchos notables artistas de vodevil c (es)
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  • Dime museums were institutions that were popular at the end of the 19th century in the United States. Designed as centers for entertainment and moral education for the working class (lowbrow), the museums were distinctly different from upper middle class cultural events (highbrow). In urban centers like New York City, where many immigrants settled, dime museums were popular and cheap entertainment. The social trend reached its peak during the Progressive Era (c. 1890–1920). Although lowbrow entertainment, they were the starting places for the careers of many notable vaudeville-era entertainers, including Harry Houdini, Lew Fields, Joe Weber, and Maggie Cline. (en)
  • Los Dime museum (en español, Museos de diez centavos, por el precio habitual de entrada) fueron instituciones populares de entretenimiento entre las clases bajas a finales del siglo XIX y primeros años del XX en los Estados Unidos. Diseñados como centros para el entretenimiento y educación moral de la clase obrera (lowbrow), los museos eran claramente diferentes de los eventos culturales de la clase media alta (highbrow). En los grandes centros urbanos como Nueva York, donde muchos inmigrantes se habían instalado, los dime museum eran un entretenimiento popular y barato. Alcanzaron su mayor esplendor durante la denominada Era Progresista (c. 1890–1920). A pesar de ser lugares de entretenimiento de las clases humildes, en ellos empezaron las carreras de muchos notables artistas de vodevil como Harry Houdini, Lew Fields, Joe Weber, y Maggie Cline. (es)
  • Les dime museums (musées à 10 sous) étaient des institutions populaires à la fin du XIXe siècle aux États-Unis. Conçus comme centres de divertissement et de l'éducation morale pour la classe ouvrière (lowbrow), ces musées étaient nettement différents des manifestations culturelles de la classe moyenne supérieure (highbrow). Dans les grandes villes telles que New York, où venaient s'installer de nombreux immigrants, les dime museums étaient des divertissements populaires et peu onéreux. Cette tendance sociale a atteint son apogée au cours de l'ère progressiste (de 1890 à 1920). Bien qu'ils s'agisse de divertissements lowbrow, ils ont permis à des artistes notables de vaudeville de l'époque, tels que Harry Houdini, , et , de voir s'envoler leur carrière. (fr)
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