Photos, videos and docs of Alan Mays, with the keywords: "expos"

The Unisphere at the New York World's Fair of 1964-1965

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 17:59:59 +0000

A futuristic photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

A snapshot of a woman in a somewhat tilted view of the Unisphere, an example of the futuristic (or futurist) architecture of the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair.

Greetings from New York World's Fair, 1939

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:15:35 +0000

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The humorous multiple-choice postcard in the United States dates back to the early twentieth century when it was often called an "Australian ballot" (the early term used for a secret ballot, which was finally adopted by all states in time for the 1892 presidential election). Later, they were known as "busy person's correspondence cards" and "generic postcards."

This version was printed on a colorful linen postcard for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The message and checkboxes appear in the center of the card, while nighttime views of fair buildings appear on either side, with the Trylon and Perisphere on the left and the Hall of Communications on the right.

Greetings from New York World's Fair

Dear: Wife, Husband, Sweetheart, Mother, Dad, Friend, Folks,

Here I am at the world's fair: having a good time, making whoopee, doing the high spots.

So far I have seen the: amusement center, various exhibits, music hall, fireworks, lecture halls.

The fair is: exciting, thrilling, wonderful, amazing, dazzling, magnificent.

I urge you: not to miss the fair, tell your friends, bring your family, bring your bankroll.

I need: much more time, money, rest, loving, you.

I am: lonesome, happy, homesick, thinking of you.

I'd love to: stay on forever, have you with me, be with you, come home, visit you.

Yours: with love, sincerely, forever.

A Giant Underwood Typewriter at the New York World's Fair, 1939

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:15:54 +0000

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"The 14-Ton Giant Underwood Master, operating daily at the New York World's Fair, 1939. Underwood Elliott Fisher Company. Underwood, Elliott-Fisher, Sundstrand, Speed the World's Business, One Park Avenue, New York."

As this linen postcard suggests, a huge Underwood typewriter attracted visitors at the New York World's Fair in 1939. For some amazing photographs of the oversized machine, see The Giant Underwood Master Typewriter, a posting on the History By Zim blog.

Underwood Elliott-Fisher (originally the Underwood Typewriter Company) also displayed a giant typewriter at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 (see postcard image below).

Printed on the back of this postcard:

The Giant Underwood Master Typewriter
The Largest in the World

Operates daily at the Underwood Elliott Fisher Exhibit in the Business Systems and Insurance Building at the New York World's Fair.

This huge machine, weighing 14 tons, is 1,728 times larger than the regular Underwood Master. It required 3 years to build. Each typebar weighs 45 pounds and the carriage alone weighs 3,500 pounds. Letters are typed on "stationery" measuring 9 by 12 feet, and the ribbon in the machine is 100 feet long and five inches wide. Two box cars were required to transport the Giant to the World's Fair.

A Giant Underwood Typewriter at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1915

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:15:56 +0000

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The Underwood Typewriter Company operated an enormous typewriter that was designed to impress fair-goers at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was "a world's fair held in San Francisco, in the United States, between February 20 and December 4 in 1915."

The company later exhibited another giant typewriter at the New York World's Fair in 1939 (see postcard image below).

Text from the front of this postcard:

The $100,000.00 Typewriter

An exact reproduction of "The Machine You Will Eventually [Buy]."

Westward ho! Over the Rockies we go! On our way to the Golden Gate, we will see deserts, prairies, cowboys, ranches, mountains, canyons, and the wonders of the West! The Orient, the Occident, the South Seas, the Arctic--all the world will be there. Meet us in the Palace of Liberal Arts, Court of the Universe, San Francisco.

An Underwood Typewriter

1,728 times larger than the Standard Underwood. Weight 14 tons - 28,000 lbs. Dimensions in action 21 feet wide by 15 feet high. Writing daily at the Underwood Exhibit, Palace of Liberal Arts, Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915.

Electricity Building, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y., 1901

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:10:34 +0000

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A "cinderella stamp" issued for the Pan-American Exposition, which was held in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1901. For other images of the building, see Pan-American Exposition - Electricity Building from the Southeast and Electricity Building at Night on Wikimedia Commons.

The Car of Tomorrow at the World of Tomorrow, 1939

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:06:32 +0000

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A postcard used to promote the Crosley automobile during the 1939 New York World's Fair. Also on display at the fair were various other products, including refrigerators, washing machines, stoves, and radios, that were designed and manufactured by Powel Crosley, Jr., and the Crosley Corporation.

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Front:

The Car of Tomorrow at the World of Tomorrow. As shown at the Crosley Building at the N.Y. World's Fair. Also the amazing Freezorcold Shelvador Refrigerator, Feather Touch Electric Magnetune Radios.

See the newest of the new in home appliances at popular prices. Crosley Reado, facsimile radio printing. Crosley Camera, Press Jr. model, Gas and electric ranges. Electric and gas engine washers. Electric ironers. At Crosley Dealers everywhere.

Back (printed not handwritten):

My feet are no longer tired after what I've seen at the Crosley Building.

Johnny Gaso, Host of Wonderland, New York World's Fair, 1940

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:40:17 +0000

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A snapshot of "Johnny Gaso" (or "Gasso"), who was the "host of Wonderland," which was located in the Gas Exhibits Building at the New York World's Fair. The Johnny Gaso character was played by actors of short stature. For another photo, see the NYPL Digital Gallery's Gas Industries - Johnny Gasso, "Uncle Don" and man image.

As Andrew F. Wood explains in his book New York's 1939-1940 World's Fair (Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2004), p. 104, visitors to the Gas Exhibits Building in 1940 saw a "Gas Wonderland" that included "mystery gardens, disappearing dwarfs, flaming cactus plants, and Tiny Town with talking houses."

Mr. Peanut Bookmark: Greetings from the World's Fair, 1939

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:43:08 +0000

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