https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/cb9e645e-1155-4dd5-ab34-981691f1d830 Silent film showing footage from the New York World's Fair, the "World of Tomorrow" in 1939-1940. The film shows President Franklin Roosevelt officially opening the Fair at (1:00). At (1:18) the Lagoon of Nations is shown, looking out over the World of Tomorrow. At (1:34), James Earle Fraser's sculpture of Washington on the Constitution Mall. At (1:50), the statue "Speed" symbolizing communications. At (2:14) some of the sixty foreign pavilions are shown including Japan (2:40) with whom the USA would soon be at war. At (2:58) the film shows the Lagoon of Nations nighttime water and light show. The 1939 World's Fair opened on April 30, a date that coincided with the 150th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration as President, which also took place in New York City. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. 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 and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9NLvsp3f0 Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:14 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/cb9e645e-1155-4dd5-ab34-981691f1d830 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.