| Farewell To Fair: NY Exhibit Ends Two-Year Run | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1741 |
| Catalog #: | 426801 | |
| Clip Number: | 426801-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 038-084-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:19:19 - 00:21:42 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. EXHIBITIONS: World's Fairs LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | Film is slightly damaged. Two seasons and Fifty-One Million people after its gala opening, the New York World's Fair has a gala closing, too. A time capsule containing a record of this civilization, including newsreel film, is lowered into the earth for the enlightenment of people 5,000 years hence. The last flags are lowered, the final fireworks go off, and the great party's over. The large world globe at the entrance of the park and throngs walking around. Aerial shot - Of the World's Fair, the fair has been visited by 51 million people. The Time Capsules - Deposited September 23, 1938 By The Westinghouse Electric Corporation As A Record Of Twentieth Century Divination To Endure For 5,000 Years. News Journalist with their 16 mm cameras. LS World's Fair throngs by the Time Capsule. The time capsule will be sunk 50 feet beneath the earth. CU of a button being pressed by a human hand and the capsule lowers itself disappearing for 5,000 years. LS Evening shot with all the light glittering. Tram Shot - All the people walking around the lighted exhibits. High Angle shot taken from a tram - Silhouette of a tram passes, all the lights at the World's Fair are lit up. As the tram moves along, you see traffic on the freeway jammed bumper to bumper. CU American Flag blowing with a dark sky behind it, the American Flag is being lowered and "Auld Lang Syne" is playing in the back ground and there's fire works going off. The last of the visitors to the World's Fair are departing from the grounds. | |
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