New York World's Fair (Part 4) (silent)

Description:

Description: Content warning: This film includes footage of Railroads on Parade, a historical pageant on the development of the railroad in the United States, which features segments that celebrate and trivialize westward expansion, settler colonialism, the Civil War, and the exploitation of Chinese railroad workers.

Amateur film of the New York World's Fair (1939-40). Reel 4. Including footage of Foreign Pavilions, Transportation Section, Railroads on Parade, General Motors Futurama, Ford, Chrysler, Budd, and Fountains.

LEGACY SHOT LOG:
"VS International pavilions in daytime. Flags waving outside buildings - The Congo, Belgium. Lagoon of Nations. People walking past fountains. VS fountains and Trylon & Perisphere in BG. International flags along lagoon. British pavilion. Buildings for Iceland, the Netherlands. VS Greece pavilion - murals, Greek writing. Honduras flag. Roman statue of man missing arm. Excellent VS USSR building. VS statue of the Russian worker (called "Big Joe" and "Joe the Worker" by fairgoers) holding star atop red marble pylon base. Good shot of statue of Soviet workers bearing flag w/ Russian flag waving in BG. Visitors walking & posing for photos in courtyard of USSR building. VS Russian mural of happy Soviet citizens w/ sardonic caption - "Everybody smiles in Russia as you can see from the picture." Model of proposed Moscow monument, visitors walking past. Soviet produced automobile on display. Soviet Arctic pavilion. WS airplane mounted outside. Czechoslovakian pavilion. Woman in traditional Czech costume walks past sign, noting pavilion "unfinished" and maintained by the Republic's friends in the US. (Germany had occupied the country). Shot through parabolic mirror inside Czech pavilion. Visitors in silhouette looking at stained glass window with illustrations of Czech progress. CU panels of stained glass. Japanese pavilion. Sign for building hours. WS schoolchildren gathered outside building - Shinto temple. WS pavilion TU statue of figure on roof. Japanese garden with pond, footbridge. VS international pavilions. Ireland pavilion w/ female statue. Norway - two flags waving. Waitresses serving food at outdoor tables. Canada. Argentina. VS Pan American Union. International flags in front of building. Republic of Cuba building.

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Subjects: 1930s,1940s,Fairs and festivals,Performances,Architecture,Settler colonialism,Racism ,Technology

Tags: Belgium exhibit; The Lagoon of Nations; Iceland exhibit; Denmark exhibit; Netherlands exhibit; Greece exhibit; USSR exhibit; Moscow Monument model; Soviet Arctic Pavilion; Republic of Czecho-Slovakia exhibit; Czech parabolic mirror; stained glass windows; Japan exhibit; Japanese Garden; Ireland exhibit; Norway exhibit; Canada exhibit; Argentina exhibit; Pan American Union building; The Federal Building; boy scouts marching; Boy Scouts of America Service Camp exhibits; Peru exhibit; Ecuador exhibit; Switzerland exhibit; Swiss Gardens; Poland exhibit; Polish Restaurant; Venezuela exhibit; Portugal exhibit; League of Nations exhibit; Chile exhibit; murals; statues; Italia exhibit; bas reliefs; Brazil exhibit; Australia exhibit; British Pavilion; Coldstream Guards; Republique Francaise exhibit; french perfume; Chrysler exhibit; Aviation pavilion; airplanes; aircraft; Marine Station exhibit; Firestone exhibit; tractors; farming; cows; chickens; Ford exhibit; The New World Ensemble Conducted by Ferde Grofé; Highways and Horizons exhibit; Norman Bel Geddes; The Futurama; extensive model of future infrastructures; General Motors exhibit; stunt driving; clowns; railroads exhibit; trains; The Coronation Scot; locomotive trains; Pullman sign; Nova Scotia Bridal Coach; Railroads on Parade show; Budd trains; water and light shows; fountains; pageant depicting setters and westward expansion; people of color; Black people; African American people; gardens; exhibits; stunts; reflection of person filming; flags; statues; clown riding on front of car; futurism

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: circle circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 1725

Complete Record: Description: Content warning: This film includes footage of Railroads on Parade, a historical pageant on the development of the railroad in the United States, which features segments that celebrate and trivialize westward expansion, settler colonialism, the Civil War, and the exploitation of Chinese railroad workers. Amateur film of the New York World's Fair (1939-40). Reel 4. Including footage of Foreign Pavilions, Transportation Section, Railroads on Parade, General Motors Futurama, Ford, Chrysler, Budd, and Fountains. LEGACY SHOT LOG: "VS International pavilions in daytime. Flags waving outside buildings - The Congo, Belgium. Lagoon of Nations. People walking past fountains. VS fountains and Trylon & Perisphere in BG. International flags along lagoon. British pavilion. Buildings for Iceland, the Netherlands. VS Greece pavilion - murals, Greek writing. Honduras flag. Roman statue of man missing arm. Excellent VS USSR building. VS statue of the Russian worker (called "Big Joe" and "Joe the Worker" by fairgoers) holding star atop red marble pylon base. Good shot of statue of Soviet workers bearing flag w/ Russian flag waving in BG. Visitors walking & posing for photos in courtyard of USSR building. VS Russian mural of happy Soviet citizens w/ sardonic caption - "Everybody smiles in Russia as you can see from the picture." Model of proposed Moscow monument, visitors walking past. Soviet produced automobile on display. Soviet Arctic pavilion. WS airplane mounted outside. Czechoslovakian pavilion. Woman in traditional Czech costume walks past sign, noting pavilion "unfinished" and maintained by the Republic's friends in the US. (Germany had occupied the country). Shot through parabolic mirror inside Czech pavilion. Visitors in silhouette looking at stained glass window with illustrations of Czech progress. CU panels of stained glass. Japanese pavilion. Sign for building hours. WS schoolchildren gathered outside building - Shinto temple. WS pavilion TU statue of figure on roof. Japanese garden with pond, footbridge. VS international pavilions. Ireland pavilion w/ female statue. Norway - two flags waving. Waitresses serving food at outdoor tables. Canada. Argentina. VS Pan American Union. International flags in front of building. Republic of Cuba building. 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,Architecture,Settler colonialism,Racism ,Technology Tags: Belgium exhibit; The Lagoon of Nations; Iceland exhibit; Denmark exhibit; Netherlands exhibit; Greece exhibit; USSR exhibit; Moscow Monument model; Soviet Arctic Pavilion; Republic of Czecho-Slovakia exhibit; Czech parabolic mirror; stained glass windows; Japan exhibit; Japanese Garden; Ireland exhibit; Norway exhibit; Canada exhibit; Argentina exhibit; Pan American Union building; The Federal Building; boy scouts marching; Boy Scouts of America Service Camp exhibits; Peru exhibit; Ecuador exhibit; Switzerland exhibit; Swiss Gardens; Poland exhibit; Polish Restaurant; Venezuela exhibit; Portugal exhibit; League of Nations exhibit; Chile exhibit; murals; statues; Italia exhibit; bas reliefs; Brazil exhibit; Australia exhibit; British Pavilion; Coldstream Guards; Republique Francaise exhibit; french perfume; Chrysler exhibit; Aviation pavilion; airplanes; aircraft; Marine Station exhibit; Firestone exhibit; tractors; farming; cows; chickens; Ford exhibit; The New World Ensemble Conducted by Ferde Grofé; Highways and Horizons exhibit; Norman Bel Geddes; The Futurama; extensive model of future infrastructures; General Motors exhibit; stunt driving; clowns; railroads exhibit; trains; The Coronation Scot; locomotive trains; Pullman sign; Nova Scotia Bridal Coach; Railroads on Parade show; Budd trains; water and light shows; fountains; pageant depicting setters and westward expansion; people of color; Black people; African American people; gardens; exhibits; stunts; reflection of person filming; flags; statues; clown riding on front of car; futurism 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: circle circle Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 1725