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1939 World's Fair - Merrie Old England section
World's Fair - Merrie Old England section / replicas of British landmarks, Irish Linen handkerchief shop, Old Curiosity Shop, sign advertising crown jewels on display /man in cowboy hat with performing dog in front of people sitting in...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - parade by pool of women in different elaborate costumes, WS dancing revue - couples dancing off on pool promenade / man and woman swimming laps in pool as dancers pose motionless behind them. 1939 World's Fair -...
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1964 Worlds Fair - View of Fair from Air Gondola
1964 Worlds Fair - View of Fair from Air Gondola on October 25, 1964 in Flushing Meadows, NY (Footage by Getty Images)
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1939 World's Fair - NTG Congress of Beauty
1939 New York World's Fair, NTG Congress of Beauty and Sun Worshipers Colony - title card -'These ladies are called son worshippers' / young women in sheer bikinis relaxing and sunbathing outdoors / woman in bikini dances with scarf /...
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1939 World's Fair - people watching Parachute ride
1939 New York World's Fair, title - 'Rubber Necks on Parade' / people watching , looking up / children on bench looking pointing, men, women, teenagers looking up, shielding eyes, watching parachute ride / African American family on...
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Visitors enjoy the sites at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York.
Visitors enjoy the sites at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York.
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Chicago World's Fair under construction
An aerial view of Chicago World's Fair construction at the shores of Lake Michigan; several buildings under construction / With the skyline of Chicago seen in the distance, a worker in the foreground moves a sheet of corrugated metal /...
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Al Smith, Henry Ford, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ride in a convertible at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
Al Smith, Henry Ford, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ride in a convertible at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
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Various attractions at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
Sign over archway in wall 'Spain' / people walking along avenue in front of replica of large fortress / two men in Spanish costumes walking together down street towards camera / sign on wall that says 'Switzerland' / large buildings in...
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Multiple television screens flash different images during the 1964 World's Fair exhibit in Queens, New York.
Multiple television screens flash different images during the 1964 World's Fair exhibit in Queens, New York.
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Chicago World's Fair of 1933
People walking back and forth along main avenue of fair / two people being hauled in rickshaws by World's Fair employees / two people leading donkeys through archway in replica of old Cairo / people in costumes walking up and down street...
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Tightrope walkers and trapeze artists at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
WS three men getting ready to walk on tightrope, lagoon in background / close view from below of two men walking on tightrope supporting man rotating himself on bar between them / three trapeze artists performing / Note: exact month/day...
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Actor Ed Wynn, honorary fire chief at the Chicago World's Fair
Actor Ed Wynn, wearing a fire helmet and standing with a horse, being made honorary fire chief of the Century of Progress (Chicago World's Fair); he jokes with the horse / crowd and Wynn (now wearing a straw hat) laughing; he ruffles his...
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'Midget City' at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
People walking along avenue past buildings / people walking past large walls, tower behind walls with words 'Midget Village' on it / in courtyard of village people and little people walking around while little people in uniforms and...
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Replica of Greek town at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
People being pushed in small wheeled carts by World's Fair employees / two shots through archway of buildings and tower in replica of Greek town / people walking up and down street in replica / people in costumes walking along in front...
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Aerial shots of "Magic City" buildings for 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair
AERIAL Hall of Science bldg at the Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair / AERIAL views of Fort Dearborn bldgs / AERIAL views of administration bldg / AERIAL views of Travel and Transport bldg / Note: exact day not known
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Al Smith gets new title from Chief Yellow Thunder at the Chicago World's Fair
Title card: "The Happy Warrior" / MS Al Smith, Winnebago Chief Yellow Thunder, and two other men behind microphones on "Al Smith Day" at the Chicago World's Fair; Chief says Smith's title in his language (Natch-Ce-Pee Wah-Ke-Za-Ga);...
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National Recovery Administration head Hugh S. Johnson speaks at Chicago World's Fair
Title card: "Johnson praises New Deal" / aerial shot of World's Fair / crowd at World's Fair / retired Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, head of the National Recovery Administration, walking with security guards and other officials towards podium /...
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Industrialist Henry Ford visits Ford Exhibit under construction at Chicago World's Fair in Chicago
Henry Ford with group of men in front of the Ford Building under construction on the grounds of the World's Fair / Rufus C. Dawes, head of World's Fair organization, standing next to Ford; they speak / CU Ford / Ford trots to car / Note:...
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Replica of Paris at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
Sign above door of building that days 'Old Heidelberg Inn'/ group of singers performing in front of inn, crowd watching / replica of large ocean liner, sign saying on top of it saying 'Paris' / people walking up gangway to replica of...
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Replica of old Belgian village at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
People walking up and down avenue, buildings in background / people walking up and down street in replica of old Belgian town / people walking on streets in replica of town / tilt up replica of building with tower and cupola / two shots...
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Replica of 18th Century US plantation house at 1933 Chicago World's Fair
Three shots of men and women in wigs and 18th Century costumes dancing on facade of house / crowd of people walking across raised walkway / crowd walking up and down avenue of / crowd walking past facade of 'Frank Buck's Jungle Camp' /...
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Scenes from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, a/k/a "Century of Progress"
Aerial site of the World's Fair / crowd of Fair visitors on long walkway bordered by flags / night view of Fair attractions / Note: exact day not known