https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/8e0f0794-dca6-4918-b913-b1710614f085 Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Made for tourists as a souvenir, this short, silent 8mm film shows highlights of the New York World's Fair starting with the opening ceremony on April 22, 1964. At 13:01, President Lyndon Johnson opens the Fair. At 13:31 the theme of the fair "Peace Through Understanding" is displayed on an archway next to the Billy Graham Pavilion. At 14:05 the iconic New York State Pavilion is shown, followed at 14:37 of aerial shots of the Fair including the Unisphere. At 14:43 the Vatican Pavilion is shown, as well as Protestant and Orthodox pavilions. At 15:29 the Thailand Pavilion is shown, Sudan at 15:47, Austria 15:57, Switzerland 16:05, Egypt 16:22, Hollywood USA 16:42, Japan 16:48, Africa 17:15, USA Pavilion 18:09, Space Park 18:23, Pakistan 18:42, Hong Kong 18:52, Republic of China, Greece 19:11, Kodak 19:44. At 20:20 some of the rides of the Fair are shown including the Chrysler Pavilion, U.S.Royal Tires ferris wheel, Dinosaur Land, the General Motors Futurama, and more. The film ends with shots of the pavilions at night and the Unisphere with fireworks show. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0PTLWFDlyU Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:17:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/8e0f0794-dca6-4918-b913-b1710614f085 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.