1939 NY World's Fair Masthead
1939 New York World's Fair Newsletter
October 2017
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Welcome to the World's Fair Newsletter:


Perisphere Ponderings

View the Perisphere Ponderings index.

R.C.A.

Radio Corporation of America Pavilion

Read: R.C.A. Link button


Trylon Tidbits

Trylon Tidbits

Small pieces of news and interesting information compiled by David J. Cope.


New Tidbits for October

Philip A. Medicus films
Reel 4 - Part 1

Philip Medicus filmed the Fair in color on Kodachrome. These films can be found on YouTube and on the Internet Archives. There are a total of 17 of the Medicus films which I will add to both my YouTube channel and here on the World's Fair Website.

Presented here is the tenth of the seventeen, Reel 4 - Part 1.

The silent film has a run-time of approximately of 20:59 minutes

Below the movie is a list of the attractions and their approximate time location.


Time   Subject
0:00
0:16
0:47
0:58
1:11
2:10
2:28
2:51
3:01
3:06
3:11
3:50
3:53
5:40
6:18
7:24
8:27
8:38
8:56
9:07
9:19
9:38
10:01
12:14
13:07
13:26
13:39
13:48
14:35
15:11
15:51
17:44
19:05
19:28
20:05
20:35		   Title - Description
Belgium
U.S.S.R.
Hall of Nations
Lagoon of Nations
4 Freedoms
Hall of Nations
Iceland
Denmark
Netherlands
Greece
Czechoslovakia
USSR
Soviet Arctic Pavilion
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Ireland
Norway
Canada
Argentina
Pan American Union
Cuba & Dominican Rebublic
Federal Building
Boy Scouts
Hall of Nations
Peru
Ecuador
Switzerland
Netherlands
Poland
Venezuela
Portugal
League of Nations
Chile
View from Chile Pavilion
Italy

New on the Web

Incubator Babies in the Amusement Zone. Link button

If you have photos or more information about the Incubator Babies please contact me so I can add it to the website.

People Seeking Information:

From Aaron Friedman
Piano concert at the NY World's Fair
The largest collection of pianos played in one place.

Some years ago the New York Times said that a 2003 performance at the World Financial Center 'would be the largest collection of pianos played at the same time in one place since the 1939 World's Fair.' I have found a photo of the 1939 WF piano collection, but not much else. Do you know what compositions were played on these pianos? I'm producing an upcoming piano event with dozens of instruments and interested in reviving this program, if we can find it.

From Randy Canario

I've spent some time searching the web and could not find a match to this so while I assume it may be unique/rare, I could be wrong but here is the picture.

Stand Brands Family Day Ticket book from 1940 NY World's Fair
Tickets for Glass Blowers of the World, Town of Tomorrow, Nature's Mistakes, Live Monster Show, Snapper, and the Whip.

From Bobby Klein

Thank you for the information you gave me. I am hoping to get more leads or the pot of gold from it. Any and all help you can give me on my quest to get a photograph of Mr. Pisano and the distillation still that he displayed in the 1939 World’s Fair along with any other information about it would be very helpful to me.

Thank you in advance Bobby Klein

View the current list of questions. If you have a question email me Link button and I will add it to the list.


Links

Would you like a link on the World's Fair Website? Take a look at the links page Link button to see how I am adding the links. Hover over the link name to reveal a descriptive panel, click the link to visit the site.

Contact me with the information that you want to appear. Links must be approved before they are added.

The World's Fair Gift Shop

Visit the Gift Shop to purchase items from the 1939 NY World's Fair. Link button

Money raised from the sale of items goes towards maintaining this website.



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