New York World's Fair | A Home Movie by Gustave Martens (1939)
16mm Kodachrome Home Movie of the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. Photographed by Gustave Martens (1900-1977) of College Point, NY. Edited for YouTube by me, Gustave's grandson Robert.
1939-04-30 19:00:00 - aatventure.news
Includes visual highlights from the live presentation "Railroads on Parade" combined with soundtrack excerpts from the score composed by Kurt Weill, and an extended sequence of the nighttime "Lagoon of Nations" fountain and fireworks display.
Gus filmed on 16mm Kodachrome using a spring-powered hand-held home movie camera.
Special thanks to Mr. Guy Walker who, only a few years ago, discovered the long-lost sound recordings of the "Railroads on Parade" pageant and graciously allowed me to use them in this video.
The superb film-to-video transfer is by DuArt Media Services Inc. of New York City.