As Fairs Go; 2; Two for the Show

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Series
As Fairs Go
Episode Number
2
Episode
Two for the Show
Producing Organization
WNDT (Television station : Newark, N.J.)
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-610vq2t21d
NOLA Code
ASFG
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Description
Episode Description
Its 9 am at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The whistle blows and the turnstiles roll. The rush is on as thousands hurry into the fairgrounds - the children running, the adults at a more relaxed pace. Just what kind of impact has this year's fair had upon children and adults? "Two for the Show" follows a boy of five as he visits the fair, and also presents the reactions and comments of adults during their tours of the New York exposition. The cameras focus on the Indonesia pavilion and its traditional Javanese dances that include the fight between the giant and the monkey; the exotic boats at the Hong Kong exhibit; the General Motors Futurama, the plastic monsters in Sinclair's Dinoland; the striking US pavilion, and the magnificent Michelangelo "Pieta" at the Vatican pavilion. In the evening the cameras scan the brilliant traditional fireworks display. "Two for the Show": produced for National Educational Television by WNDT, New York. Running Time: 29:07 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
As Fairs Go takes a delightful yet sometimes questioning look at worlds fairs, from the first one in 1851 and to the current New York Worlds Fair. Through historical film footage, animation, vignette recreations, still photographs, narration, and a camera tour of the 1964-65 exposition at Flushing Meadows, the series contrasts the fairs of yesterday and today, looks at each of them as a representation of a people and an era, and probes behind the glitter and fantasy for the real purpose of a worlds fair. The 3 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1964-00-00
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Documentary
Topics
History
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:58
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Credits
Director: Genus, Karl
Executive Producer: Davis, Curtis W., 1928-1986
Producing Organization: WNDT (Television station : Newark, N.J.)
Writer: Davis, Curtis W., 1928-1986
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2047303-7 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Master
Color: B&W
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Citations
Chicago: “As Fairs Go; 2; Two for the Show,” 1964-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 24, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-610vq2t21d.
MLA: “As Fairs Go; 2; Two for the Show.” 1964-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 24, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-610vq2t21d>.
APA: As Fairs Go; 2; Two for the Show. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-610vq2t21d