World of Tomorrow, The

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Great footage from the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Great footage of various pavilions, especially: Soviet, American, British, Polish, and partial coverage of German pavilions.

02:20:16:08 VS American pavilion.

02:22:21:22 VS Soviet Pavilion: busts of Stalin and Lenin on side of building; statue of the workers carrying revolutionary flag, above them quote by Lenin in English; another statue of workers with quote by Stalin in English.

02:24:35:10 VS British Pavilion with plaque of royal crest and text “The British Pavilion is dedicated to the lasting friendship between the peoples of the United States of America and the British Empire.”

02:25:25:16 VS Italian pavilion; statue bust of Marconi.

02:26:57:21 VS Portuguese pavilion.

02:27:38:03 VS Polish pavilion.

02:29:48:09 VS Japanese Pavilion.

02:37:08:05 VS Coca-Cola building.

02:38:36:05 VS pan over famous murals and artwork.

02:39:25:17 VS sculptural piece devoted to telecommunications.

02:40:08:16 American flag on to of the Westinghouse building; Kodak building with enormous prints; great shot of reflection of woman taking her own photograph in a distorted mirror.

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