Maine and New York World's Fair--Sally Walsh--home movies. Reel 3

Date1939 – 1941

AbstractHome movie reel including scenes of family camping and visits to the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair.

Viewing NotesNew York World's Fair footage: Racetrack at the B.F. Goodrich Company Building. Railroad Building. Crowds in line to enter the General Motors Building. Greyhound tour bus driving by. Bear cubs in a cage. Facade of General Motors Building. Aviation Building. People on walkways with plantings and trees in the background. Workers tending to the flower plantings. Hall of Industry and Metals (?). Closeup view of the Trylon. Panoramic view looking across entire fair (perhaps from Helicline). Pool and fountains at base of Perisphere. Communications Building. Washington Square area. Sculptures in Theme Area. Time and Fates of Man. Monkeys and a camel in a zoo exhibit. Heineken’s on the Zuider Zee. Pan across entire Amusement Zone from a boat on Fountain Lake. Bowling Green fountain. Fountains in the Lagoon of Nations. Shot down Constitution Mall looking toward Trylon and Perisphere. Walkway with Perisphere in the background. Washington Square. Shots of various fountains. Walt Whitman statue. Shots of Perisphere. Communications Building. Flags. Tram driving by in background. Perisphere and Time and Fates of Man sculpture. Looking toward United States Building with fountains in foreground. Pan across Government Zone and United Kingdom Pavilion. Looking toward Pennsylvania Building. French Pavilion. Looking down across the Lagoon of Nations fountains. Trylon and Perisphere. Petroleum Industry Exhibition. United States Steel Subsidiaries Building. People entering the City of Light Exhibit. General Electric Company Building. Lagoon of Nations fountains. H.J. Heinz Company Dome. Belgian Pavilion. Cookout. Four people ride away in powerboat. Other powerboat comes ashore. People walking in rocky woods. Horses in pen. Horse galloping. Small waves crashing on rocky shore. House with lighthouse. Cars in driveway. Pan of point and water. Man plays with dog. Intensely bright red-orange sky behind two women in autumn-colored outfits. Family sitting on shore.Women swimming. Farmer with cows. Cows pulling boulders. Flowers. Autumn scene with bright leaves. Pan of coast, mountains. Young woman playing piano. Dog. Men smoking pipe in study. Reads newspaper. Woman reads on couch. Dog. Man in purple print silk or satin pajamas sits by fireplace. Woman in blue and gold lounging outfit. Car race, New York World's Fair. Building says Childs and Railroads. Huge black train on exhibit. Baby bears. General Motors exhibition. Pan of grounds. Ford building. Fountain. Statues including George Washington. Monkeys in outdoor zoo exhibit. Camel. Monkeys. Warrior statue. Restaurant. Village area. Windmills. Consolidated Electric and General Electric buildings. Cookout and picnic. Fire burning down building remains in daylight. Fire fighters, police, beautiful old fire truck. Outdoor picnic. Family, Girls playing in sprinkler. Eating cooked lobsters. Fire seen across bay. MCU of fire in woods. Boaters passing fire site. Sailboat.Cookout. Very cute scene in which baby eats lobster, tries to put shell in mouth. Man grills steak. Wears towel around waist, carries staff, plays caveman. Boats in bay. Swimming. Sunset. Rowing boats. Powerboat. Sailboats. Man rides camel, probably at World's Fair (?). Shots of cameraman (Mahlon Walsh?) Various state license plates (1941). Flag by picket fence. Huge ship.Flowers. Camping. Tents. Cookout. Swimming. Waterfall. Sky tram goes up mountain. Aerial shot from it.

Creator

• Mahlon "Babe" Walsh

• Mahlon "Babe" Walsh