The pan begins along the pavilion's tall columns as visitors cross the plaza, 1939.
1939 · Flushing Meadows, New York, United States
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Fairgoers gather before a white pavilion tower with a statue, gilded eagle and US flag, New York World's Fair, 1939 — Flushing Meadows, New York, 1939
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- 1939
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- Flushing Meadows, New York, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.97s into the source clip
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White pavilion tower with statue, eagle relief and American flag above fairgoers in straw hats, New York World's Fair, 1939.
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Flushing Meadows New York-1939: Fairgoers Walk Past a White Colonnaded Pavilion with Eagles and Flag
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1939 New York.
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Period detail
Straw boaters, women's light 1930s dresses, the stripped classical facade with eagles and statues, and the colour of the 8mm reversal film all point to the late 1930s.
Film character
Sunlit 8mm colour with fine grain, a violet-shifted sky, small dust specks and a few emulsion cracks near the top, giving a clear sense of original projected film.
Historical context
The eagles, flag and allegorical statues show the national symbolism that stood alongside foreign pavilions at the 1939 fair, the only season the Soviet pavilion took part.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the visitors, who are small and mostly seen from behind, and from any rights in the pavilion's sculpture and design; review use against your own clearance needs.
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