New York World's Fair (Part 5) (silent)

Description:

Description: Amateur film of the New York World's Fair (1939-40). Reel 5.

Can states: Religion, Home Furnishing, Food, Jewels, Gardens, Sculpture, Night View, Crosley, G.E. TV

LEGACY SHOT LOG:
"Food, Home Furnishing, Communications, Religious, Jewel and nearby Section.
EXT: Food North pavilion. Painted mural. Citrus Beech Hut. Motorized figures (people and animals) on parade. Johns Manville building. painting of man in protective suit standing in fire, captioned "Asbestos: The Magic Mineral."

EXT: Home Furnishings building. Statue of woman and child. Mural in Furnishings entrance - horses, chariots, mythological characters.

Gas Industries building. VS fuel, energy buildings.

EXT WPA building TU to mural above entrance. WPA puppeteers. VS Female puppeteer operating marionettes. CU marionette of woman kicking her legs. CU dog marionette standing up & playing. CU Black marionette dancing

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT&T) entrance. Statue of figure on horseback. Bust and commemorative plaque for inventor Alexander Graham Bell. Bell system building. Artwork of telephone repairman working on telephone poles.

RCA Television and Marine Divisions. Crowds waiting outside television booth. Young woman talking to female host at microphone in front of early television camera outdoors. WS people boarding yacht on land. Excellent VS Fair visitors speaking to male host in front of General Electric television backdrop as they are filmed by TV cameras.

NY building. Art museum. Sign for 'Masterpieces of Art' exhibition of international painting. PAN over art gallery. VS Statues in city hall square, VS decorative figures on building facades.
Caption: "Gardens on parade." Tent, large ornate gate for gardens. VS pictures of various plants - mountain laurel, apple blossom, California poppy, orange blossom. VS gardens, foliage. Floral designs (butterflies, animals) of tulips, marigolds etc. Gardener watering plants outside of greenhouse. Desert cacti. Reflecting pool with lily pads and flowers floating. VS Tropical water lilies, hyacinths, etc. Caption: "Gardens in Autumn." Marigold beds & heron garden ornaments. Foliage blowing in wind. Cupid-like figure in pond.

Caption: "Voice of the Tree." Bare tree carved into figure of bearded man with arms outstretched (branches). Inspirational message carved into tree.

Caption: "Homes of Tomorrow." VS EXT of proto-suburban houses in 'Town of Tomorrow' section. Large homes w/ garden patios, benches, pedestrian walkways.

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,Architecture,Parades and processions,Technology,Religion,Visual art

Tags: Food North; Beech-Nut exhibit; Circus Beech Nut; Johns-Manville; Asbestos The Magic Mineral sign; murals; Gas Industries exhibit; WPA Puppeteers; The American Telephone & Telegraph Company; AT&T; Bell System; RCA Television and Marine Divisions; television cameras; General Electric Television; TV; YMCA exhibit; Christian Science exhibit; Temple of Religion; Jewish Palestine Pavilion; Cafe Tel Aviv; House of Jewels; jewelry; diamonds; Crosley exhibit; New York City Building exhibit; Masterpieces of Art exhibit sign; City Hall Square; Gardens on Parade; flowers; landscaping; cactus gardens; lily ponds; Voice of the Tree; Homes of Tomorrow; Electrified Farm; fine art exhibits; The Harp (Augusta Savage); Eastman Photo Garden; night shots; Distillers exhibit; Italy exhibit; Sealtest exhibit; 57 Heinz exhibit; tomato plants; neon; Coca-Cola bottles; man baking pizza; chefs hats; Ronson lighters; water and light shows; fountains; Mardi Gras parades; clowns; marching bands; Jane Withers signing autographs; Black people; African American people; Chinese people; hound dog marionette; puppets; murals; intertitles; fair at night; animatronics; 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

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): 1391

Complete Record: Description: Amateur film of the New York World's Fair (1939-40). Reel 5. Can states: Religion, Home Furnishing, Food, Jewels, Gardens, Sculpture, Night View, Crosley, G.E. TV LEGACY SHOT LOG: "Food, Home Furnishing, Communications, Religious, Jewel and nearby Section. EXT: Food North pavilion. Painted mural. Citrus Beech Hut. Motorized figures (people and animals) on parade. Johns Manville building. painting of man in protective suit standing in fire, captioned "Asbestos: The Magic Mineral." EXT: Home Furnishings building. Statue of woman and child. Mural in Furnishings entrance - horses, chariots, mythological characters. Gas Industries building. VS fuel, energy buildings. EXT WPA building TU to mural above entrance. WPA puppeteers. VS Female puppeteer operating marionettes. CU marionette of woman kicking her legs. CU dog marionette standing up & playing. CU Black marionette dancing American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT&T) entrance. Statue of figure on horseback. Bust and commemorative plaque for inventor Alexander Graham Bell. Bell system building. Artwork of telephone repairman working on telephone poles. RCA Television and Marine Divisions. Crowds waiting outside television booth. Young woman talking to female host at microphone in front of early television camera outdoors. WS people boarding yacht on land. Excellent VS Fair visitors speaking to male host in front of General Electric television backdrop as they are filmed by TV cameras. NY building. Art museum. Sign for 'Masterpieces of Art' exhibition of international painting. PAN over art gallery. VS Statues in city hall square, VS decorative figures on building facades. Caption: "Gardens on parade." Tent, large ornate gate for gardens. VS pictures of various plants - mountain laurel, apple blossom, California poppy, orange blossom. VS gardens, foliage. Floral designs (butterflies, animals) of tulips, marigolds etc. Gardener watering plants outside of greenhouse. Desert cacti. Reflecting pool with lily pads and flowers floating. VS Tropical water lilies, hyacinths, etc. Caption: "Gardens in Autumn." Marigold beds & heron garden ornaments. Foliage blowing in wind. Cupid-like figure in pond. Caption: "Voice of the Tree." Bare tree carved into figure of bearded man with arms outstretched (branches). Inspirational message carved into tree. Caption: "Homes of Tomorrow." VS EXT of proto-suburban houses in 'Town of Tomorrow' section. Large homes w/ garden patios, benches, pedestrian walkways. 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,Architecture,Parades and processions,Technology,Religion,Visual art Tags: Food North; Beech-Nut exhibit; Circus Beech Nut; Johns-Manville; Asbestos The Magic Mineral sign; murals; Gas Industries exhibit; WPA Puppeteers; The American Telephone & Telegraph Company; AT&T; Bell System; RCA Television and Marine Divisions; television cameras; General Electric Television; TV; YMCA exhibit; Christian Science exhibit; Temple of Religion; Jewish Palestine Pavilion; Cafe Tel Aviv; House of Jewels; jewelry; diamonds; Crosley exhibit; New York City Building exhibit; Masterpieces of Art exhibit sign; City Hall Square; Gardens on Parade; flowers; landscaping; cactus gardens; lily ponds; Voice of the Tree; Homes of Tomorrow; Electrified Farm; fine art exhibits; The Harp (Augusta Savage); Eastman Photo Garden; night shots; Distillers exhibit; Italy exhibit; Sealtest exhibit; 57 Heinz exhibit; tomato plants; neon; Coca-Cola bottles; man baking pizza; chefs hats; Ronson lighters; water and light shows; fountains; Mardi Gras parades; clowns; marching bands; Jane Withers signing autographs; Black people; African American people; Chinese people; hound dog marionette; puppets; murals; intertitles; fair at night; animatronics; 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 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): 1391