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ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE WORLD'S FAIR 1939-40, FLUSHING MEADOW, QUEENS, NEW YORK
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ENTRANCE TO THE LAGOON OF NATIONS AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, FLAGS OF SEVERAL NATIONS FLYING OUT FRONT.
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TITLE CARD: "LOOKING OVER THE LAGOON OF NATIONS TO THE THEME CENTER OF THE WORLD OF TOMORROW"
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WIDE SHOT OF LAGOON IN FRONT OF WORLD OF TOMORROW, STATUES, HUGE WORLD UNISPHERE AND REPLICA OF WASHINGTON MONUMENT. PEOPLE MOVING VEHICLES, TROLLEY CARS AND BUSSES CAN BE SEEN
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PEOPLE WALKING ON HUGE CIRCULAR BRIDGE BUILT HIGH UP OVER THE FAIR
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TITLE CARD: JAMES EARLE FRASER'S MONUMENTAL WASHINGTON, STANDING IN QUIET GRANDEUR IN CONSTITUTION MALL".
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SIXTY-FIVE FOOT SCULPTURE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BY WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN SCULPTOR, JAMES EARLE FRASER, STANDS TALL IN FRONT OF CONSTITUTION MALL AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
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EXTERIOR OF ONE OF THE MANY PAVILLION'S AT THE FAIR - COULD BE THE FOOD PAVILION
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TITLE CARD: "SITUATED AROUND THE COURT OF PEACE, SIXTY FOREIGN NATIONS PARTICIPATE TO MAKE THE FAIR A TRUE PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD.
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WIDE SHOT THE COURT OF PEACE PAVILION AT NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, MARCHING BAND ON LAWN IN FRONT CAN BARELY BE SEEN.
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EXTERIOR FRONT OF COURT OF PEACE, FLAGS FROM MANY FOREIGN NATIONS FLYING AND MANY PEOPLE WALKING ABOUT
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CROWD OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ANOTHER PAVILION (UNKNOWN)
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THE ITALIAN PAVILION WITH THE STATUE OF THE GODDESS ROMA SITTING ON TOP OF 200' PEDESTAL WITH WATERFALL CASCADING DOWN THE STEPS
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TITLE CARD: "THE COURT OF STATES - NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST ARE REPRESENTED"
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NEW ENGLAND REPRESENTED AT THE NY WORLD'S FAIR
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THE NEW JERSEY PAVILION, PEOPLE WALKING AROUND FRONT OF BUILDING
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TITLE CARD: "PROGRESS AND PAGEANTRY OF THE MOTOR AGE PRESENTED BY LEADERS OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY"
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WIDE SHOT EXTERIOR GENERAL MOTORS EXHIBIT HALL. PEOPLE WALKING ON PATH AND SITTING ON BENCHES IN FOREGROUND
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TITLE CARD: "NIGHTFALL AND SPECTACULAR LIGHTING EFFECTS TURN THE FAIR INTO A FAIRYLAND"
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THE ITALY PAVILION - WATERFALL LOOKING SPECTACULAR FLOWING DOWN ALL LIT UP AT NIGHT
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UNITED STATES STEEL EXHIBITION BUILDING ALL LIT UP IN THE EVENING
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TITLE CARD: "ON THE LAGOON OF NATIONS, SYNCHRONIZED WITH COLOR EFFECTS, SPECIAL MUISIC AND SOIUNDK, VAST JETS OF WATER, FLAME AND FIREWORKS SHOWER THE DARKNESS WITH UNIQUE DESIGNS."
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SPECTACULAR LIT UP FOUNTAINS SHOOTING WATER UP IN THE AIR AROUND THE LAGOON OF NATIONS, AND BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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END NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR REEL.
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Year: 1939-1940
Color: Black & White
Genre: SILENT FEATURE FILMS
Description: ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, 1939-40 AT FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK IN QUEENS, THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE WOLRD'S FAIR OF ALL TIME IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT "THE WORLD OF TOMORROW"
Keywords: EXHIBIT
