Man Made Lightning! Million Volt Arc Show, World's Fair 1939| 4K Film Scan
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A clip demonstrating the dazzling colorful "Man Made Lightning" by G.E. at the Steinmetz Hall at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Audio added in post, as footage is from a silent home movie. Not very pleasant sounding, but thought it was fitting.
Audio credit:
G32-02-Electrical Buzzing.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/438486/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Contact for Usage.
#historical #newyork #worldsfair #electrical #highvoltage #lightning #kodachrome #film
Audio added in post, as footage is from a silent home movie. Not very pleasant sounding, but thought it was fitting.
Audio credit:
G32-02-Electrical Buzzing.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/438486/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Contact for Usage.
#historical #newyork #worldsfair #electrical #highvoltage #lightning #kodachrome #film
Sources
- YouTube channel: 16mm Time Machine · video ↗ — title, description, video
Record added 2026-06-22 20:21:42