1962FAIRS, CIRCUS & AMUSEMENT PARKS
CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION, SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR.
FUTURISTIC WORLD'S FAIR. YOUNG COUPLE ENTHUSIASTICALLY RACE. TOUR OF THE FAIR FOCUS ON THE ADVANCES MADE BY TELEPHONE IN COMMUNICATIONS.
FUTURISTIC WORLD'S FAIR. YOUNG COUPLE ENTHUSIASTICALLY RACE. TOUR OF THE FAIR FOCUS ON THE ADVANCES MADE BY TELEPHONE IN COMMUNICATIONS.
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MS ABOVE VIEW SPEEDING MONORAIL TRACK AS SEEN FROM FRONT WINDOW FAST MOVING MONORAIL, LS MONORAIL COMING TOWARDS CAMERA ON OPPOSITE TRACK. BUS, AUTO TRAFFIC SEEN PASSING IN STREET BELOW. TILT UP TO FAIR'S BUILDINGS, INCLUDING LANDMARK "SPACE NEEDLE" IN B/G.
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| 00:52:23 26.96 |
MCU TEEN-AGE COUPLE, BACKS TO CAMERA LOOKING THROUGH FRONT WINDOW OF SPEEDING MONORAIL AS IT PASSES THE MANY PAVILIONS. LS ABOVE VIEW MONORAIL SPEEDING ACROSS TRACK AND SURROUNDING PAVILIONS AND EVENTS, TOWARDS SPACE NEEDLE IN B/G..
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| 00:52:35 38.96 |
MS MONORAIL RIDING BY R TO L AS SEEN FROM BELOW.
MS TEEN COUPLE WAVE TO MONORAIL PASSING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.. MS COUPLE, BACKS TO CAMERA, SEE FERRIS WHEEL, OTHER RIDES, PAVILIONS, FROM WINDOW. LS MONORAIL COASTING INTO STATION. TEEN COUPLE EXCITEDLY RUN OUT OF THEIR SEATS, BEFORE OTHERS GET OUT OF SEATS. |
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MS TEEN COUPLE RUN OUT OF STATION TOWARDS CAMERA, BOY POINTS TO EVENTS AROUND THEM. MS FAIRGROUNDS, PAVILIONS CROWDED WITH TOURISTS. LS TILT UP GOOD VIEW SPACE NEEDLE WUTH ELEVATOR CLIMBING UP CENTER TO TOP ROTUNDA.
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| 00:53:33 96.96 |
CU BALLOON VENDER, BACK TO CAMERA HOLDS BUNCH BALLOONS WITH "WORLD'S FAIR" WRITTEN ON THEM.
WALKS TOWARDS KIDDIE RIDE IN B/G. CU MONTAGE TEEN COUPLE, GIRL WITH HUGE COTTON CANDY LOOK AROUND IN AWE AT NEEDLE, VARIETY OF RIDES AND EXCITEMENT AROUND THEM. CU FAST SPINNING RIDE. |
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TEEN COUPLE, HAND IN HAND, RUN THROUGH FAIR GROUNDS PASSING FOUNTAIN WITH WORLD FLAGS, LS COUPLE RUN OUT OF PAVILION WITH HUGE STATUE OF ORIENTAL WARRIOR. LS THEY RUN HAND IN HAND DOWN ORIENTAL STREET.
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| 00:54:17 140.96 |
TEEN COUPLE APPROACH SEVERAL PARKED RICKSHAWS, SHE CLIMBS IN. ORDERS HIM TO PULL. HE MAKES ATTEMPT. MS STORES WITH SIGNS, "FASHION HING KONG TAILORS", COUPLE APPROACH CHINESE GIRL MODELLING CHINESE DRESS OUTSIDE STORE, SHE LOOKS HER OVER STARTS TO FEEL CLOTH OF DRESS, IS PILLED AWAY BY BOY ANXIOUS TO GO ON..
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| 00:54:52 176.96 |
COUPLE RUN PAST "AFRICA" PAVILION, STOP TO GREET TWO INDIAN (INDIA) GIRLS WEARING TRADITIONAL SARIS, THEY GREET TEENS WITH FAMILIAR CLASPED HANDS AS IN PRAYER.
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| 00:54:57 181.96 |
MCU TEEN COUPLE STOP BEFORE SIGN ON WALL, "UNITED STATES SCIENCE EXHIBIT" THEY RUN IN. TOURISTS AND TEENS WATCH VARIETY OF EXHIBITS INCLUDING GENETIC, MOLECULAR. MOBILES.
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| 00:55:54 237.96 |
MS WHITE PIGEON PECKS AWAY AT BUTTONS WHICH DELIVER FOOD TO BIRD.
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| 00:56:12 255.96 |
TEEN COUPLE RUN TOWARDS CROWD, BACKS TO CAMERA WATCHING A MARCHING BAND, WITH BATON TWIRLER, PLAY IN FRONT OF COMMUNICATION BUILDING.
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| 00:56:47 290.96 |
MS COUPLE EXAMINE EXHIBITS IN BELL TELEPHONE PAVILION. CU TOUCH TONE PHONE WITH NUMEROUS BUTTONS. TEENS CHECK OUT DISPLAY OF TELEPHONE, RADIO, OTHER SMALL APPLIANCES.
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| 00:57:20 323.96 |
SALESGIRL SHOWS COUPLE "NEW" "BELL BOY", PLACES IT IN BOY'S SHIRT POCKET, HAS GIRL CALL CODE NUMBER WHICH REGISTERS CALLERS PHONE NUMBER, SO HE CAN CALL THAT NUMBER FROM NEAREST PHONE BOOTH. CU TEEN GIRL CHECKS OUT "NEW" AUTOMATIC DIALER PHONE SHE PASSES PHONE TO BOY WHO TRIES IT.
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| 00:58:11 374.96 |
COUPLE STOP BY HUGE PHONE DIAL DISPLAY, TRY "NEW"
DIRECT DISTANCE DIALING. MS COUPLE ARE SHOWN BELL SOLAR BATTERY DISPLAY, WHICH CONVERTS SUNLIGHT INTO ELECTRICAL POWER., |
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"PUSH BUTTON PHONING" SIGN ON WALL. SALES WOMAN EXPLAINS BELL SYSTEMS "NEW" PUSH BUTTON SYSTEM, HAS THEM COMPARE IT WITH ROTARY DIAL PHONE.
DIALING IS SHOWN TO TAKE LESS TIME. CU FINGERS OF BOY DIALING ROTARY PHONE, FINGERS OF GIRL DIALING PUSH BUTTON CONTROLS. |
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COUPLE STOP AT "ELECTRONIC CENTRAL OFFICE OPERATION", DISPLAY. CU SALES WOMAN EXPLAINS "TELEPHONE SWITCHING SYSTEM OF TOMORROW".
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MS IN DEMONSTRATION HOUSEWIFE PICKS UP PHONE OFF KITCHEN WALL. DIALS NUMBER, HANDS PHONE TO YOUNG DAUGHTER. CU MAIN COMPANY SWITCHING PANEL. MS ELDERLY WOMAN ANSWERS PHONE ON TABLE. SPEAKS TO GRAND DAUGHTER SEEN ON OTHER END.
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| 01:01:15 558.96 |
MS ON DEMONSTRATION OF ANOTHER "NEW" CALL TRANSFER SYSTEM, YOUNG WOMAN DIALING PHONE IN LIVING ROOM, HANGING UP, LEAVING APARTMENT. MS TWO SAME WOMEN IN LIVING ROOM OF FRIEND. PHONE RINGS, CU NAVAL OFFICER IN PHONE BOOTH IS EXPLAINED WHY HE REACHED STRANGE NUMBER.
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| 01:01:53 597.96 |
MS WOMAN SPEAKING ON PHONE GETS BEEP, PUTS PERSON ON HOLD, ANSWERS THE OTHER CALL IN DEMONSTRATION OF "NEW" CALL WAITING SYSTEM.
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| 01:03:07 670.96 |
CU SALES WOMAN TELLS OF FUTURE SYSTEMS. MS WOMAN CALLS FROM PHONE BOOTH, AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF OVEN. CU TURKEY IN OVEN. MS MAN IN TELEPHONE BOOTH AT RURAL GAS STATION MAKING CALL. TURNS OFF WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AT DISTANT HOME. CU WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER. LS DOG AND CAT ON LAWN ARE STARTLED, RUN AWAY, AS SPRINKLER SYSTEM COMES ON.
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| 01:03:59 723.96 |
TEEN GIRL, BOY SIT AT FOUNTAIN AT DAYBREAK, LOOK UP AT SPACE NEEDLE, FULL MOON AND OTHER MODERN STRUCTURES
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| 01:04:50 773.96 |
MONTAGE VARIOUS ABOVE SCENES WORLD'S FAIR PAVILIONS, SPACE NEEDLE AND SURROUNDING AREA AT DAY BREAK. TEEN COUPLE GET PANORAMIC VIEW OF LIT UP FAIR GROUNDS AS SEEN FROM OBSERVATION TOWER IN SPACE NEEDLE AT NIGHT.
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