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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 5) (Part II)
- Year
- 1939
- Abstract
- Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome.
- Notes
-
Produced: Medicus (P.)
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 17:04
Audio/Visual: Si, C - Keyword
- World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40;Amateur films;Amateur films
- Theme
- Pretty night shots
- Review
-
This reel starts off slow, with lots of garden shots, and ends with some nice night photography. Not thrilling, but pretty.
Cactus garden
Lily pond
"The Gardens in Autumn"
"Voice of the Tree" (sculpture of man carved from tree)
"Houses of Tomorrow
Electric farm
"You would never expect this at the Fair." (Clothes hanging on a drying line)
"At rear of Contemporary Arts Building was Agusta Savages creation, 'The Harp'." (Harp made up of African-American figures)
"Night at the Fair."
"Due to the slow shutter speeds required for color night photography the pictures are usually not as steady as the daytime shots."
Various night shots.
Orchids
13:55 Giant Cash Register
"In Eastman Photo Garden" (people posing in front of backdrop
14:41 Crazy flashing neon lights
"Chemically grown tomatoe plants."
"The 'Coke' works."
(Reviewer: ridetheory) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F