Friends and New York World's Fair, 1939-1940--Samuel B. Horovitz--home movies. Reel 91

Date1939 – 1940

AbstractCompiled home movie reel includes footage of the 1939 New York World's Fair, the schooner Thomas H. Lawrence in Ipswich, MA, and the aftermath of a snowstorm in Newton, MA.

Can DescriptionsWritten on can: "Black/Sharkey/World's Fair/XX/Cooper/Sunken Boat--SAXE/Snowstorm early 1940"

Donor-supplied NotesFrom note card received with film: "Reviewed 8/23/64 1940 Friends==Black & White B+ to C Samograms (black) Sharkey (A- face, black & white) his dept girls (in Wash DC) (Signs) US Steel, Gen Elec. Billy Rose’s Aquacade Miriam? Daisy? Miss Cooper, SBH in Sailor Suit, Charlie Shoemaker + snow removal near state house Shishi dancing—about 3 yrs old BAP dance Sid Sherman Cars stuck in snow Mrs Saxe, Mary the Maid (sign) Ivanhoe St. The End (Black)"

Viewing NotesTitle: "Sam-O-Grams" Reel opens in black-and-white with a short sequence of three people shot in close-up. In color, the top of the Soviet Pavilion is seen above rooftops on approach by vehicle. Cut to night shots, first in color, then black-and-white, of the General Electric building, the Electric Utilities building, the United States Steel building, the sign for Billy Rose's Aquacade, fair vendors, and the National Cash Register building. An interior shot shows two women recording a Mother's Day greeting at the Presto Recorder booth. Night footage continues with various Amusement Zone rides, the Photomatic Speed Photography exhibit, and the Cuban Village. Cut first to brief shots of a woman at a window, then to a man in a sailor hat holding to the camera a pass reading "Ipswich Beach Asso'n, Inc." A group crosses the dunes to the beach, where people are gathered around the schooner Thomas H. Lawrence just off shore. Cut to a brief shot of the USS Davis (DD-395) Navy destroyer, then to men outside of shops on the street, hurling snowballs. Cut to dark interior, girl dances in hooded cape and other costume, other adults dancing in a small gathering. Cut to exterior, several close-ups of people in Washington, D.C., traffic scenes. Cut to snow scenes in a mixed residential and business area in Newton, MA, including a shot of Provizer's Delicatessen and Centre Meat Market on Commonwealth Avenue. Sign: “Ivanhoe St.” End title: "The End"

Creator

• Samuel B. Horovitz

• Samuel B. Horovitz