GO to MOOT POINT: World fairs & exhibitions

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 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 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

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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

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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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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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burlesque at the 1947 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto

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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

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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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the Rainbow Tower at Expo '70 in Japan, 1970

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Expo '70 in Japan

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the Swiss pavilion at Expo '70 in Japan see full size

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the Swiss pavilion at night at Expo '70 in Japan

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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

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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'

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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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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

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 ... a giant model of a unit cell of an iron crystal

see full size

1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR

the Atomium now see full size

1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR

an escalator inside the Atomium      see full size

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1958 Atomium momentos

1958 BRUSSELS WORLD'S FAIR

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