Home Movies: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair (1939)
1939 · Ephemeral film · 57 min
Synopsis
4:00:47:29 - color silent 1939-40 Can marked: "Electrical, Industrial, Food and State Buildings; night scenes" Electrical section, Industrial & Food Buildings intro. World's Fair flag raised & waving in wind- Trylon & Perisphere symbols. EXT: Administration building of Fair. TD from American flag to two men talking outdoors. (President of World's Fair Grover Whalen & unident. man) Whalen enters car. Good of him in car talking. - color silent 1939-40 Crowds walking past international flags. Nun in habit sitting outdoors, elevated train traveling in BG. People waiting, buying tickets at ticket booth. HA feet of people walking on pavement. - color silent 1939-40 Crowds standing on footbridge- "Bridge of Tomorrow" walking down ramp. Good Trylon & Perisphere on horizon with fair promenades in FG. HA "View from Perisphere"- looking North of Lagoon of Nations & Federal Building on horizon. East view: Avenue of Pioneers lined by flags. Constitution Mall views- female statue. George Washington statue over pool. - color silent 1939-40 Trylon & Perisphere- people moving across elevated walkway. People walking through atrium of Trylon, etc. - color silent 1939-40 People boarding canopied trolley on fairgrounds. Man pushing touring chair around. EXT: Medicine & Public Health Building - color silent 1939-40 Plaza of Light- People walking around fountain. Person taking tour in wheeled chair. "Water Ballet" water fountain display designed by Alexander Calder. - color silent 1939-40 People…
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- Running time
- 57 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0664_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_2
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A Thing Of Beauty · Spuzz · 2012-10-17
Just when I thought Mr. Medicus was nothing but a perv and the fair was nothing but mostly fair rides, comes this BEAUTIFUL reel, I was almost in tears at the images I was watching. Its probably the best thing Ive ever seen on Prelinger. Lets go bit by bit about this film shall we? The nice thing about this first of all is that Medicus just shows us EVERYTHING here, so we start at the Worlds Fair offices! Nice builiding here.. Then we stop and say hi to Grover Whalen, the chairman of the Worlds Fair. Hes nice and seems open to Medicus;s questions.. Then he drives off on a convertible, with…
★★★★★ · SHOW OF SHOWS. · tribtower · 2013-05-20
WOW best film of this fabulous event. 16mm I suspect and most of it properly exposed lot of a lot looks semi-pro somebody knew how to use a light-meter. Most people came dressed in their best to see the World of Tomorrow. Liked an lot of it I've seen Black and White stills of some these exhibits But never KODACHROME. It comes to life in color. All this was new - fluorescent lighting was cutting edge stuff. The fair was a light show from what I've heard people came over and over just be amazed. On the Elgin watch building was a digital clock! The water shows were accompanied by a live symphony…