Synopsis
This is a 1940’s era black and white movie about General Motors exhibits at the San Francisco and New York World’s Fairs of 1939-1940. It opens with an image of the San Francisco World’s Fair, better known as the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-1940. Science exhibits of General Motors in the Vacationland building:36. Various auto exhibits,:42. Pontiac’s shock absorber display,:48. GM Research display featuring AC Sparkplugs 1:04. Lucite demonstration, 1:12. An egg is cooked on a high frequency stove, 1:21. Exhibit on how GM technology has contributed to the economic well-being of the nation, 1:45. 13,800,000 jobs created, 1:56. New York, 2:06. New York World’s Fair General Motors showcase venue, 2:16. Highways and Horizons exhibit, 2:19. Locomotive powered by GM’s diesel engines, 2:31. Tilting turntable shows underside of a 1939 Oldsmobile, 2:40. GM engine on display, 2:48. Allison aviation engine, 3:02. Murals show how diesel engines are being used, 3:20. Frigidaire. Gigantic microscope shows tiny organisms on a huge screen, 3:50. A clear plastic car shows how the body is constructed, 3:57. Exhibit shows what happens in the combustion chambers of a running motor, 4:16. 2 Chevrolets standing side by side, 4:34. 1913 car versus 1939 model, 4:40. Crowds line up to see the exhibit, 4:57. People walk through a dim chamber on their way to the Futurama exhibition 5:15. Futurama was an exhibit and ride at the 1939 New York World's Fair designed by Norman Bel Geddes,…
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Details
- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- General Motors
- 1939
- New York Worlds Fair
- Golden Gate
- International Expo
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
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