1939 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR OFFICIAL FILM (SILENT) "WORLD OF TOMORROW" 60894

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This silent, black & white shows highlights of the 1939 New York World's Fair. It was originally sold as a souvenir to visitors to the fair, and to the general public through the mail. The official souvenir film ends at 14:29, and then amateur-shot, b&w and color home movie footage appears -- spliced in by someone who attended the fair. The souvenir film was originally released in 1939-1940.

Opening titles: Official Motion Pictures of the New York World's Fair 1939 (:10-:39). People walk near the exhibition halls. A procession of people carry the United States flag. A marching band goes by followed by other groups, one is the United Scenic Artists. A band turns and plays on (:40-2:01). Title: Governor Herbert H. Lehman. The Governor walks by. Title: Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. The Mayor walks with others. Title: Grover A. Whalen, President of the N.Y. World's Fair 1939. Grover walks by with some people. The flags of the nations are presented. People sit and watch the ceremony. The President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, arrives in a car to open the fair. A large crowd has gathered. Roosevelt speaks to the people. Band marches. Women hold flags. People walk. A crowd watches dancers (2:02-4:43). Looking over the Lagoon of Nations to the Theme Center of the World of Tomorrow. Statues that represent four freedoms: Speech, Press, Assemblage, and Religion. Water fountains spray. Blimps in the sky. People walk and look. James Earle Fraser's Monumental George Washington statue, standing in Constitution Mall. The Hall of Communications (4:44-6:32). A statue of "speed" symbolizes communication. Flags. Sixty nations around the 'Court of Peace.' Great Britain's flag. Trolley carries people. Many different flags representing different countries. Independence Hall (6:33-8:18). Special buses move visitors around the grounds. People walk around. American Express Travel Service provides wheel chairs and guides available. Different restaurants are all over the area. People sit and dine. Fountain. Statue (8:19-10:12). Automobile industry plays a big part in the world of tomorrow. Flags and people. A statue under the flags. The fairgrounds at night, lit up. Fountains at night. Jets of water at night (10:13-12:08). A giant cash register spins high above at night. The Lagoon of Nations show at night, lights, jets of water and fireworks. Jets of water shoot high into the air followed by many fireworks (12:09-14:29). Home movie footage begins. Bell System pavilion (14:30). Day at the fairgrounds. People walk near the statue of George Washington. Huskies from the Eskino Village pull wagons full of children (14:30-15:12). Color home movie footage of the fairgrounds at night lit up. (15:47) Italian pavilion. Flags and people. Scanning the grounds. (16:03) Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline visible. People walk by the exhibition halls. Water fountain. Inside one of the exhibits. Firemen. People on an amusement type ride (15:13-17:07).

The 1939–40 New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. It was the first exposition to be based on the future, with an opening slogan of "Dawn of a New Day", and it allowed all visitors to take a look at "the world of tomorrow".

When World War II began four months into the 1939 World's Fair, many exhibits were affected, especially those on display in the pavilions of countries under Axis occupation. After the close of the fair in 1940, many exhibits were demolished or removed, though some buildings were retained for the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair, held at the same site.

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