The base of the Soviet Pavilion pylon, with a red flag whipping in the wind, New York World's Fair, 1939.
1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States
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The camera tilts up the shaft toward the statue's base as a hammer-and-sickle flag waves, 1939 — New York World's Fair, New York, 1939
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- New York World's Fair, New York, United States
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- Still 2 · 2.33s into the source clip
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Hammer-and-sickle flag beside the top of the Soviet Pavilion pylon as the camera tilts up, 1939 World's Fair in Queens.
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The worker statue comes into view above the striped pylon, Soviet Pavilion, 1939.
1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States
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The tilt ends on the Soviet Pavilion's worker statue beside a red hammer-and-sickle flag, 1939.
1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States
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New York World'S Fair New York-1939: Tilt Up a Striped Pylon to a Silver Worker Statue Beside a Red Flag
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1939 New York.
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Period detail
The striped Art Deco pylon, the heroic worker statue and the hammer-and-sickle flag are fixtures of the 1939-only Soviet Pavilion.
Film character
Colour 8mm with a violet-shifted sky, saturated reds, fine grain, scattered dust and a stray hair, plus a gentle handheld sway during the tilt.
Historical context
The Soviet Union took part only in the fair's 1939 season; its pavilion was dismantled afterward and the site became the American Common.
Research note
No people appear; the worker statue is a sculptural work whose underlying rights are separate from the film copyright, and Soviet state symbols may carry sensitivities in some uses.
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