New York World's Fair (Part 1) (silent)

Description:

EXT: Artists' Village. Silver Streak amusement ride. WS canopy ride. Couple entering canopy car. Excellent canopy POV Fairgrounds through bars- Constitution Mall, windmill, midway amusement rides- Cyclone roller coaster, Parachute Jump. monkey zone. Spinning tether ride.
Frank Buck's Jungleland. Black drummers in African tribal costumes playing congas, talking drums on stage. Man sitting on top of elephant's head. Man in safari hat sitting beside monkey with sunglasses, sailor hat and cigar. Children in crowd watching intensely. Baboon in overalls combing its hair (forced by man). VS crowd watching, back of spectators' clothing. Rock tower for monkeys. VS rhesus macaque monkeys moving & jumping through puddles, sitting on stone ridges of tower, tearing & licking cardboard boxes, plates. CU monkey standing in dirty water looking up.

Children, man with camera taking camel rides, led by Arabian man. Exotic bird. EXT: Nature's Mistakes sign- VS cow drawings. Water-Bugs- People in steerable inner tubes on water.
EXT: Amazon Theatre. Chester Hale's "Extasie" production. Barker & three female performers in blue robes. INT: Exotic dancers performing on stage with tassels, veils. Salome dance (Seven Veils).

Fountain Lake at night. Fireworks.

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: 1930s,1940s,Fairs and festivals,Performances,Dance,Racism ,Ableism,Oddities,Sex

Tags: people crossing Fountain Lake by boat; amusement; Guili-Guili King of Magic; magicians; magic shows; foot massage vendors; "Baby Incubators with Living Babies" sign; Bathysphere; Time and Space exhibit; clowns; Enchanted Forest; optical illusions; Glass Blowers of the World exhibit; people of short stature; little people; Macy's Toyland exhibit; swan boat ride; amusement rides; Dave Irwin's Eskimo Village exhibit; Arizona Cliff Dwellers exhibit; Bill Robinson Hot Mikado sign; Mr. Bojangles; dance performances; Aquacade; Eleanor Holm sign; Aquagals sign; Johnny Weissmuller sign; Morton Downey; artistic swimming; synchronized swimming; high diving; comedy routines; Merrie England exhibit; Geo Jessel's Old New York exhibit; circuses; giant National Cash Register; Living Magazine Covers exhibit; Jack Sheridan; nude models; Frank Buck's Jungleland exhibit; African people; Black people; elephants; monkeys; camels; Nature's Mistakes exhibit; Chester Hale's Extasie; fireworks; intertitles; Amusement train; filmed from moving boat; hats; clown cop with child; nose hands proscenium; monkey wearing clothes; wild fashions; orchestra; slow-motion diving; spring boards; costumes; organ grinders; accordions; goofy portrait stand; animatronic dancing lady; sideshow posters; women posing topless; crowds; spectators; audience; chimpanzees; sparkly pasties; nudity

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Philip Medicus

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1939; 1940

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA; New York City, New York; Queens, New York City; New York

Genre/Form: amateur

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: reversal, original

Color: color

Color Process: Kodachrome

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 1725

Complete Record: EXT: Artists' Village. Silver Streak amusement ride. WS canopy ride. Couple entering canopy car. Excellent canopy POV Fairgrounds through bars- Constitution Mall, windmill, midway amusement rides- Cyclone roller coaster, Parachute Jump. monkey zone. Spinning tether ride. Frank Buck's Jungleland. Black drummers in African tribal costumes playing congas, talking drums on stage. Man sitting on top of elephant's head. Man in safari hat sitting beside monkey with sunglasses, sailor hat and cigar. Children in crowd watching intensely. Baboon in overalls combing its hair (forced by man). VS crowd watching, back of spectators' clothing. Rock tower for monkeys. VS rhesus macaque monkeys moving & jumping through puddles, sitting on stone ridges of tower, tearing & licking cardboard boxes, plates. CU monkey standing in dirty water looking up. Children, man with camera taking camel rides, led by Arabian man. Exotic bird. EXT: Nature's Mistakes sign- VS cow drawings. Water-Bugs- People in steerable inner tubes on water. EXT: Amazon Theatre. Chester Hale's "Extasie" production. Barker & three female performers in blue robes. INT: Exotic dancers performing on stage with tassels, veils. Salome dance (Seven Veils). Fountain Lake at night. Fireworks. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1930s,1940s,Fairs and festivals,Performances,Dance,Racism ,Ableism,Oddities,Sex Tags: people crossing Fountain Lake by boat; amusement; Guili-Guili King of Magic; magicians; magic shows; foot massage vendors; "Baby Incubators with Living Babies" sign; Bathysphere; Time and Space exhibit; clowns; Enchanted Forest; optical illusions; Glass Blowers of the World exhibit; people of short stature; little people; Macy's Toyland exhibit; swan boat ride; amusement rides; Dave Irwin's Eskimo Village exhibit; Arizona Cliff Dwellers exhibit; Bill Robinson Hot Mikado sign; Mr. Bojangles; dance performances; Aquacade; Eleanor Holm sign; Aquagals sign; Johnny Weissmuller sign; Morton Downey; artistic swimming; synchronized swimming; high diving; comedy routines; Merrie England exhibit; Geo Jessel's Old New York exhibit; circuses; giant National Cash Register; Living Magazine Covers exhibit; Jack Sheridan; nude models; Frank Buck's Jungleland exhibit; African people; Black people; elephants; monkeys; camels; Nature's Mistakes exhibit; Chester Hale's Extasie; fireworks; intertitles; Amusement train; filmed from moving boat; hats; clown cop with child; nose hands proscenium; monkey wearing clothes; wild fashions; orchestra; slow-motion diving; spring boards; costumes; organ grinders; accordions; goofy portrait stand; animatronic dancing lady; sideshow posters; women posing topless; crowds; spectators; audience; chimpanzees; sparkly pasties; nudity Film Sponsor: Creator: Philip Medicus Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1939; 1940 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA; New York City, New York; Queens, New York City; New York Genre/Form: amateur Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: reversal, original Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 1725