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Woman in a blue coat before yellow tulip beds and fairgoers at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964, 8mm home movie.

A woman in a blue coat stands before the tulip beds at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

1964 · New York City, New York, United States

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A woman steps toward the 8mm camera past tulips and a seated crowd at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

She steps toward the camera as fairgoers rest on benches behind her.

1964 · New York City, New York, United States

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Woman glancing down in a blue spring coat, with fair crowds and a red column behind, New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

She glances down as the camera drifts right to show the walkway and a red column.

1964 · New York City, New York, United States

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Close 8mm portrait of a woman with short curled hair facing the lens at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

The woman looks up into the lens, her face filling the frame.

1964 · New York City, New York, United States

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Fairgoers in dark, red and blue spring coats walk between white poles at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964, in faded 8mm colour.

Fairgoers in spring coats walk along a plaza at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

1964 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Pink and orange peaked canopies and a red structure behind white poles at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964, during a pan.

The pan passes peaked canopies and a red structure on the fair plaza.

1964 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Visitors in cream, red, grey and blue coats pass star-shaped pole decorations and a red structure at the New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

Visitors cross beneath yellow and green star-shaped decorations beside a tall red structure.

1964 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Crowd of fairgoers beneath bare trees with yellow spring flowers in front and a red ride car overhead, New York World's Fair, circa 1964.

A dense crowd gathers under bare trees, with spring flowers in the foreground bed and a red ride car overhead.

1964 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Fairgoers pack the helicline ramp beside the Perisphere at the 1939 New York World's Fair, with a red tower and light poles at left.

Crowds along the helicline beside the Perisphere, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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A girl in a blue dress steps into frame below two crowded levels of the Perisphere helicline, New York World's Fair, 1939.

A little girl enters the foreground below the crowded helicline, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Girl in a blue dress with white trim stands below the packed helicline at the 1939 New York World's Fair in Queens.

A girl in blue stands beneath fairgoers lining the helicline ramp, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Camera tilts up to two packed helicline levels above a curly-haired girl in blue, New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows, 1939.

Two levels of the helicline full of visitors above a girl in blue, 1939 World's Fair.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Men in fedoras pass a gilded lion at the British Pavilion entrance, 1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows

Fairgoers in 1930s hats pass a gilded lion at the British Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Visitors gather on the steps under the crowned GR cipher of the British Pavilion, 1939 New York World's Fair

Visitors on the entrance steps below the crowned GR royal cipher, British Pavilion, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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British Pavilion dedication panel with George VI's GR cipher and fairgoers below, Flushing Meadows, Queens, 1939

The dedication panel with its crowned GR cipher frames fairgoers in period dress, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Crowned GR royal cipher on the British Pavilion entrance, seen in colour 8mm at the 1939 New York World's Fair

The British Pavilion's crowned GR cipher between gilded lions, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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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

Fairgoers gather before a white pavilion tower with a statue, gilded eagle and US flag, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · Flushing Meadows, New York, United States

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Visitors stroll before a white colonnaded pavilion with an eagle over its entrance and a US flag, 1939 New York World's Fair

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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Colonnade between twin statue towers with eagles and an American flag at the New York World's Fair, 1939, people below

Twin towers with statues and eagles frame the long colonnade, Flushing Meadows, 1939.

1939 · Flushing Meadows, New York, United States

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End of the pan across a white eagle pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, a man in white crossing the plaza

A man in white crosses the plaza as the pan reaches the pavilion's left tower, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · Flushing Meadows, New York, United States

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1939 New York World's Fair visitors, a couple arm in arm, walking toward a cream columned pavilion with a flag

A couple walk arm in arm toward a columned pavilion as other visitors pass, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Fairgoers in late-1930s hats and coats near a flagpole outside a columned pavilion, Flushing Meadows, 1939

Fairgoers in period hats and coats reach the flagpole outside a columned pavilion, 1939 New York World's Fair.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Visitors in summer dress pass an arched niche and carved panel on a pavilion wall at the 1939 New York World's Fair

The camera pans left to an arched niche and carved panel as visitors walk on, New York World's Fair, 1939.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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Group of 1930s fairgoers, one in a brown jacket, walking toward a flagpole and columned pavilion, Queens, 1939

A man in a brown jacket joins the visitors heading toward the pavilion, 1939 New York World's Fair.

1939 · New York World's Fair, New York, United States

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