https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/e12cd3a0-1058-4a60-8d1d-40ba2a8a2432 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Created to promote the New York World's Fair by the Bell System, "A Ballad for the Fair" is a tone poem with musical score by folk singer Oscar Brand. The film shows construction and events up through the opening of the Fair. All major areas of the Fair are represented -- international, industrial, federal and states, transportation and amusements, but with special attention paid to the Bell Pavilion. Guests are shown riding the moving, Disney-style slow ride through telecommunications history (with music by Morton Gould), and visit various exhibits: The Vocoder, Patterns of your Voice, Electronic Switching, and the futuristic Picturephone. 0:00 - Construction of the pavilions and the Unisphere. Themes of peace and goodwill. 0:24 - Song of progress 0:29 - The construction symbolizes hope and unity 0:36 - Materials and skills are crucial for progress. 0:40 - Rivets, nails, timber, and rails build a peaceful future. 0:44 - Efforts signal a world improving. 0:48 - Hope for peace and goodwill concludes the section. 1:26 - From a high vantage, a fair displays global splendor, with East and West promoting understanding. 1:30 - The fair showcases diversity, encouraging learning. 1:34 - It brings distant lands close for peaceful exchange. 1:38 - Lands with varied climates and histories are featured. 1:43 - The Fair celebrates freedom and unity via festivals. 1:46 - Visitors wonder at the exotic, seeking understanding. 1:50 - Peaceful interactions bridge cultural gaps. 1:54 - Understanding is central to the event. 1:58 - The exchange aims for harmony. 3:12 - The fair’s motto, “peace through understanding,” is universal, showing distant lands nearby. 3:14 - It highlights diversity in peaceful exchange. 3:17 - Eastern and distant sights enrich the fair. 3:22 - Ancient and new lands are contrasted. 3:25 - The Fair fosters global ties. 3:33 - Regional traits are celebrated. 3:35 - Diversity is key. 3:38 - Climates and histories are noted. 3:40 - The fair links old and new regions. 3:44 - Freedom and celebration are themes. 3:48 - New beginnings symbolized. 3:50 - Festive beats unite. 3:54 - The Fair promotes hope and freedom. 3:58 - Festivals reinforce the message . 5:02 - A windmill of sound casts shadows on future tools, symbolizing innovation. 5:07 - Tech advancement. 5:13 - The windmill suggests progress. 5:15 - A time traveler and moon face symbolize exploration. 5:19 - Progress in time and space is evoked. 5:21 - A steel maze represents challenges. 5:24 - The journey targets abundance for all. 5:28 - Progress needs effort and vision. 5:33 - The maze symbolizes industry challenges. 5:37 The Bell System Pavilion shows communication’s evolution via a ride, hinting at future wonders. 6:40 - Future tech like picture phones previewed. 6:43 - Visitors anticipate future powers. A Vocoder shows electronic switching. 6:49 - Innovations seem magical. 6:52 - Picture phones merge sight and sound. 6:58 - The ride tells a story of communication overcoming time and distance. Humanity seeks nature’s secrets. 7:09 - Languages and writing shrink the world. 7:14 - Machines speed knowledge and advance understanding. 7:20 - Electricity and Bell’s phone transform communication. Bell’s words birth a network. 7:26 - The ride shows communication's potential. The story is ongoing. 8:02 - It’s a search for secrets. Progress conquers distance. 8:08 - Early inventions like writing are noted. Machines spread knowledge. 8:13 - Science and math measure the world. Electricity enables tech. 8:18 - The phone network reflects free society’s ingenuity. Humanity reaches beyond. 8:25 - The Fair drives progress. Tyrannosaurus exhibit, symbolizing raw power. 12:05 - Its ferocity contrasts with peace. 12:08 - It may symbolize challenges overcome. The vision of a strong world with peace and goodwill. 12:59 - Hope for a better future remains. The world’s song continues as night falls. 13:09 - Lights fade, but peace and progress endures. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink 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, 2k and 4k. 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