| FDR at the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago | ||
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| Catalog #: | 489815 | |
| Clip Number: | 489815-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HSC 224 | |
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| Location: | Chicago and Washington DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXHIBITIONS: World's Fairs | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASSETTE# 210587 A (00.00.00-00.07.40) Three newsreels, as follows: 1) MS of president FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT sitting in a White House den, talking to the camera about the 1933-34 World's Fair in Chicago. This was the event's opening speech, filmed beforehand as the president could not make a personal appearance. Reel ends with FDR pushing a telegraph button, an act that allegedly turned the lights on at the exposition. Note, FDR reads straight from a script. 2) MS of ELEANOR ROOSEVELT sitting in a White House den, also talking about the World's Fair (also using a script). 3) Title card: "Fair Closes Oct 31st- Chicago: 32,000,000 Visitors So Far at the Century of Progress! Closing of $43,000,000 Exhibit Announced by Mayor KELLY and MAJOR LOHR. MS of the Mayor sitting in a sunkist solarium, talking about the closing. Cut to MS of impeccably dressed MAJOR LOHR standing at the Fair and talking to the camera, overseeing the closing of the gate. MS of the chainlink gate being closed and locked. | |
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