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Showing posts with label World fairs & exhibitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World fairs & exhibitions. Show all posts

Sunday, January 28, 2018

E X H I B I T I O N S . . . of the past

1939 World's Fair in California, a color illustration of Pacifica
the 1939 World's Fair in California:   the first World's Fair was in 1791 Prague  Bohemia and the next will be Expo 2020 in Dubai.   There have also been many smaller expositions over the years.   Here are a few . . . 
      
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a nudist colony on display at the 1936 California Pacific International Exposition
a nudist colony on display at the 1936 California Pacific 
International Exposition       see full size
      
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Alpha The Robot at the 1936 California Pacific International Exposition
"Alpha The Robot"  smoked cigarettes and fired a pistol at the 1936 California Pacific International Exposition
      
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Louisiana Purchase expo, or the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Temple Of Mirth
"The Temple Of Mirth"   at the Louisiana Purchase expo,  known as the
1904 St. Louis World's Fair       see full size
      
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at Expo '61 in Turin 1961
at Expo '61 in Turin,  1961
       see full size
      
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a Verner Panton psychedelic installation at the 1970 Cologne Furniture Fair
a Verner Panton installation at the
1970 Cologne Furniture Fair
see full size
      
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the 1893 Worlds Fair fire in a photograph
a deadly fire at the 1893 World's Fair
       see full size
      
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1873 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition mossy gardens, an illustration
the 1873 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition       see full size

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Expo 2008 in Spain, World's Fair, a color photograph of the Aragon Pavilion
part of Expo 2008 in Spain
     
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Corn Palace at the 1908 Louis & Clark Expo in Portland Oregon, decorated with corn, a photograph
the Corn Palace at the 1908 Louis & Clark Expo in Portland Oregon,
decorated with corn       see full size

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the 1909 Dresden photography exposition poster with metallic gold ink the 1909 Dresden photography exposition poster
     
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at the 1939 Soviet VDNKh exhibition
the 1939 Soviet VDNKh exhibition
    
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the underground aquarium at the 1878 L'Exposition de Paris, an illustration
the aquarium at the 1878 L'Exposition de Paris       see full size
        
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a poster for the 1968 San Antonio World's Fair in Texas the 1968 San Antonio World's Fair in Texas 
        
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1947 Centennial Victory Exposition poster in Monrovia, a celebration of independence
the 1947 Centennial Victory Exposition in Monrovia,  a celebration
of independence       see full size
     
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STRIPORAMA burlesque at the 1947 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, a photograph
burlesque at the 1947 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto
see full size
    
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the USSR pavilion at Canada's Expo '67, a color photograph including a giant hammer and sickle sculpture the USSR pavilion at Canada's Expo '67 ... Moot Point was in that building in 1967

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a color poster for the Ersatzmittel Ausstellung of 1918, an exhibition of substitute materials 
see full size
 
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a photograph of the Palais de l'Air at the 1937 Paris Expo Internationale
the Palais de l'Air at the 1937 Paris Expo Internationale       see full size
           
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a color photograph of the Rainbow Tower at Expo '70 in Japan, 1970 the Rainbow Tower at Expo '70 in Japan,  1970
          
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a color photograph of a giant parade float at Expo '70 in Japan
Expo '70 in Japan
    
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the Swiss pavilion at Expo '70 in Japan       see full size
      
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see full size
      
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the 1902 London Exhibition, an illustration of an amusement boat ride called "A Voyage on the River Styx"
the 1902 London Exhibition ... a boat ride through the mythical afterlife in the underworld
      
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a color photograph of displays at the 1961 Milan Fair
a display at the 1961 Milan Fair
       see full size
    
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gondolas and a fire boat in Machinery Hall at the 1888 Cincinnati Expo, a photograph
gondolas and a fire boat in Machinery Hall at the 1888 Cincinnati Expo 
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the Atomium under construction at the 1958 Brussels World Fair
the Atomium under construction at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair
      
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the 1904 Louisiana Purchase expo shuttle train interior photograph showing details and two passengers
the 1904 World's Fair shuttle train interior       see full size
      
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the 1964 New York World's Fair under the "Tent of Tomorrow", a color photograph
the 1964 New York World's Fair under the 'Tent of Tomorrow'
      
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the General Motors pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, a color photograph
part of the General Motors pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair
      
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a color illustration of General Cigar Corporation's smoke ring machine at the 1964 New York World's Fair
General Cigar Corporation's smoke ring machine at the 1964 New York World's Fair
      

Sunday, December 11, 2016

the 1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR

1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR poster, a new humanism
Expo '58,
  the first world's fair after World War II,  took place in Belgium during the cold war:
 from Wikipedia . . . "The autograph of Mozart's Requiem was placed on display.  At some point, someone was able to gain access to the manuscript, tearing off the bottom right-hand corner of the second to last page (folio 99r/45r), containing the words "Quam olim d: C:".  As of 2012 the perpetrator has not been identified and the fragment has not been recovered.  If the most common authorship theory is true, then "Quam olim d: C:" might very well be the last words Mozart wrote before he died.  It is probable that whoever stole the fragment believed that to be the case."
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
Expo 58 blue entry tickets photograph
entry tickets were printed in both Belgian languages,  and apparently
cost 30 franks ... attendance was 41 million people
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
The Atomium photograph from above
  the Atomium ... a giant model of a unit cell of an iron crystal 
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
the 1958 Brussels World's Fair Atomium now, ground view
the Atomium now      
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
escalator inside the Atomium photograph
an escalator inside the Atomium       see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair Atomium Momentos
1958 Atomium momentos
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
American pavilion 1958 wf photograph
  the American pavilion (above) used Walt Disney's 'Circarama',  a completely
surrounding projection technology that was later called Circle-Vision 360°
at Expo 67 in Canada ... the Soviet pavilion had a model of Sputnik which
mysteriously disappeared,  and they accused the US of stealing it 
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
Russian pavilion interior 1958 wf Grand Prix winner
part of the Russian pavilion ... a map shows nuclear icebreaker routes
(the Soviet exposition was awarded with a Grand Prix)
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
Luxembourg pavilion interior photo 1958 wf
an interior of the Luxembourg pavilion       see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
Walkway and Thailand pavilion 1958 wf
the Thailand pavilion,  seen from under the walkway       see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf Pavillon des Postes et Télécommunication
  the 'Pavillon des Postes et Télécommunication'       see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
George Nelson Marshmallow Sofa
  in the Atomium was George Nelson's modular design,  'Marshmallow Sofa' 
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf pavilion photograph
a recent photograph       see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair Czech pavilion interior
the Czech pavilion
      
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair USSR Russia pavilion
the USSR pavilion      
see full size
       
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
                    
1958 Brussels World Fair interior
see full size
      
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair dome
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair Glass Tower
       
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds fair fountain
see full size
       
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
                    
1958 Brussels World fair miniature future landscape
see full size
      
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
               
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair interior gate
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
              
1958 Brussels Worlds Fair pavilion
   

1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf pavilion photograph
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf pavilion photograph
see full size
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf Yugoslavia pavilion photograph
see full size
      
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf pavilion photograph
see full size
        
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf entrance gate
see full size
          
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf pavilion photograph
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf pavilion photograph
these buildings are old now,  and they show it a little
     
1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR
       
1958 wf walkway photograph with starbursts
the walkway at night in 1958       see full size