1964 - Commerce, Expositions, USA: World’s Fair Opening, New York City
Intertitle: The World’s Fair.
09:41:50 View to Unisphers along wide flag-lined pedestrian avenue w/ visitors in rain.
09:42:00 MCU Unisphere. Visitors in rain w/ umbrellas along raised walkway. LS of groups of people. POV from aerial tram of World’s Fair grounds; gondola cars suspended & passing in opposite direction. Pavilions from car passing above.
09:42:47 Overhead shot of sparse inaugural parade in rain; MS from ground of American Express stagecoach. MCU spectators. Disney characters in parade. Pakistan unit w/ women in saris, other national costumes. Southeast Asian dragon performing.
09:43:42 POV moving behind President Lyndon Johnson’s motorcade; LBJ out of car & meeting VIPs on platform. Spectators on stand. LBJ opening speech (SOF): “This fair represents the most promising of our hopes; it gathers together from 80 countries the achievements of industry, the health of nations, the creations of Man. This fair shows us what Man at his most creative & constructive is capable of doing. And so I take my leave of what Ogden Nash has called, ‘The Promised Land’, of Mr. Moses.” (applause) “Hoping & trusting that in the future it will not take anyone 40 years to reach it. Thank you very much.” (applause & handshaking.
09:45:31 Crowd watching, LBJ thru crowd shaking hands.
09:45:46 Montage of exhibition halls: Hong Kong; Pakistan; Japan; Thailand; India; Philippines; Berlin; Hollywood.
09:46:25 Night, view from aerial tram over lights. POV across grounds w/ fountains, pedestrians & spectators. Fireworks.
International Economic Promotion; 1960s;
NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate.
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1964 - Commerce, Expositions, USA: World’s Fair Opening, New York City Intertitle: The World’s Fair. 09:41:50 View to Unisphers along wide flag-lined pedestrian avenue w/ visitors in rain. 09:42:00 MCU Unisphere. Visitors in rain w/ umbrellas along raised walkway. LS of groups of people. POV from aerial tram of World’s Fair grounds; gondola cars suspended & passing in opposite direction. Pavilions from car passing above. 09:42:47 Overhead shot of sparse inaugural parade in rain; MS from ground of American Express stagecoach. MCU spectators. Disney characters in parade. Pakistan unit w/ women in saris, other national costumes. Southeast Asian dragon performing. 09:43:42 POV moving behind President Lyndon Johnson’s motorcade; LBJ out of car & meeting VIPs on platform. Spectators on stand. LBJ opening speech (SOF): “This fair represents the most promising of our hopes; it gathers together from 80 countries the achievements of industry, the health of nations, the creations of Man. This fair shows us what Man at his most creative & constructive is capable of doing. And so I take my leave of what Ogden Nash has called, ‘The Promised Land’, of Mr. Moses.” (applause) “Hoping & trusting that in the future it will not take anyone 40 years to reach it. Thank you very much.” (applause & handshaking. 09:45:31 Crowd watching, LBJ thru crowd shaking hands. 09:45:46 Montage of exhibition halls: Hong Kong; Pakistan; Japan; Thailand; India; Philippines; Berlin; Hollywood. 09:46:25 Night, view from aerial tram over lights. POV across grounds w/ fountains, pedestrians & spectators. Fireworks. International Economic Promotion; 1960s; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate.