INTEFINATICINAL 0fficialWorld's Fair wELL-srocKED sroRE. A small branch COLORSLIDES of the Nordiska Kompaniet department soldindividually . 35mm (2x21 store in Stockholm displays and sells hundreds of examples of Swedish crafts- O When you return home, fill in manship in crystalware, ceramics, met- your collection with Wolfe slides al, textiles and other ficlds. to commemorate the New York World's Fair and show to your swEDrsH AND sAvoRY. "Restaurant friends. Sweden" offers a smorgasbord table O 8-16 mm movies also available. with a selection of up to 40 dishes daily. O Select any or all of the Official* The SkAl Bar features Swedish , World's Fair Slides by Wolfe aquavit and other thirstquenchers. - backed by over 13 years experience in producing Hi-Fi color slides-the ultimate in true The Unisphere, symbol of the present color reproduction. Fair, stands on the same spot where the O World's Fair slides are sold individually- write for free list. Trylon and Perisphere, twin symbols of For complete 88-page Wolfe the l9J9 Fair, were located. Between Worldwide catalog of thousands fairsthe circular area was maintained by of views from 98 countries, send the city as a garden. 25 cents. * W0LFESLTDES ARE SENT 0N APPR0VAL. THEY lAygT0 BE G00D! WOLFEWORLDWIDE FILMS Dept. 45, 1657 SawtelleBlvd. Los Angeles,Galifornia 90025 Distributedin association with Photo Lab, Inc., Official Licensee, N.Y. World's Fair, 1964-1965

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A multitude of small exhibits along promenadesmake the Plazaan interna- tional fair within a fair. Among the sponsorsare governments and trade groups from almost every part of the world. Their displaysinclude works of art and f

www.butkus.org/postcards artisans' association displays a circular stonecalendar used by the Aztec Indians centuries ago, and a l5-foot-high statue that once was a column in an Aztec temple. India's exhibit includes a dem- onstration of ivory carving and a collec- tion of jewelled carpets valued in excess of one million dollars. Burma has con- tributed a display of pearls and rubies. wAREs FoR sALE. Among the national products on sale are rugs from Turkey, silverware from Norway and straw hats from Taiwan. The work of artisans and manufacturers from Thailand to Italy is on display; West Germany alone is rep- resented by more than 100 manufac- turers. prcroRrAl,Drspl.Ays. An art center ex- hibits and sells contemporary oil paint- ingsfrom around the world; artists do portraits of visitors in oils or charcoal. There are many photographic exhibits, and Monaco shows a film of its latest annual Grand Prix auto races.The win- ning car is on display. . Belgian waffles, from the Philippinesand a kind of shishkebab from Yugoslaviaare but a few of the specialtiesdisplayed, sold or served by various exhibitors. Ecuador's bana- nasare presentedin exotic dessertsand squeezedintojuice. Luxembourgfeatures ,, pastries and soup. The Mediterranean Center offers pack- ageddelicacies from North Africa. cARDENREsTAURANT. Mode rately priced dishesof many foreign cuisinesare fea- tured at the cafeteria. Visitors may as- semblea truly international and dine in the garden under colored um- brellas.

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terference" are explained in a variety of ways in this one-story steel and con- The rocketsshot off nightly at the Foun- crete building, sponsored by the Ameri- tain of the Planetsare worth $1,000. By can Economic Foundation. A theater in the Fair'send $165.000worth will be used. the round has a show on " and issues" and, for those who can spend the time, there is even an ac- credited graduate seminar in economics, given in two-week sessions, at the pavilion. * Admission: lree. * Stage show takes 15 minutes; perform- . ances Tre c7ntinu7us.

Highlights AMERICAN-ISRAEL EcoNorvrrcs oN srAGE. The seats in PAVILION an oval theater slowly swivel to follow a show called "Mr. Both Comes to This spiral-shapedbuilding, with boul- Town," staged on sets that encircle the ders hewn from King Solomon's Mine audience. An animated wire figure rep- set at its entrance, curls around itself resents man's dilemma: as producer he like a chambered nautilus in red ma- wants higher wages for his work; as hogany.The winding walkway conducts consumer he wants to buy goods at the visitor through 4,000 years of Jew- lower prices. ish history. Successiverooms re-create rvroNEY rN MorroN. In a three-di- the sightsand soundsof various epochs mensional, animated wall panel Ameri- by means of music, artifacts and dio- ca's corporate economy comes to life. ramas. Open shops, including a snack Polarized light makes money appear to bar, line the low end of the spiral. The flow through transparent tubes, to show pavilion is sponsoredby the American- how it is channeled into purchases, pay- Israel World's Fair Corporation. rolls, taxes and profits, until the books * Admission:adults, 75 cmts: children un- are balanced. der 12, 25 cmts; childrm under 6, Jree. Spe- TREE oF EcoNoMrc rrrn. A symbolic re- cialgroup rates. volving "rree" standing l2 feet high is Highlights designed to demonstrate the factors of economic growth: the natural resources REBTRTHoF A NATrox. The l5-to-20- that man taps, the jobs at which he minute walking tour begins in a city of works, the tools he uses and the goods Biblical times. The visitor finds himself he produces and buys. strolling down a narrow stone street; THE ANSwER MAcHTNE. On giant he seeswomen milling grain, scribesat panels, 120 basic economic questions work and the Temple of Solomon in the are printed. When the visitor punches background.A secondscene, called "Dis- a numbered button on the wall panel, persion," shows Jews scattered around a machine prints out the answer. the world. rnaking their contributions ENTERPRISE ECONOMICS. B.A. 204.0. at different periods to the cultures of This is the title of a graduate seminar Europe,Asia and Africa. A display of the offered by Adelphi University's Busi- Ten Commandments in various lan- ness Institute and accredited by the guagesindicates the special impact of State University of New York. Adelphi their moral traditions. The tour ends in faculty members and distinguished out- the streets of Haifa of 1964. Displays side economists lecture. Two or three contrast the new and the old; models credits toward an M.A. degree can be of an ancient Mediterranean barge and earned in the seminar, which is given a 20th Century Israeli ocean liner are in two-week periods of l0 classroom side by side.Israel's scientific and social hours. progressare also depicted.

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sHopprNc MALL. Shops are stafTed by are housed in buildings reminiscent of young lsraeli students. On sale are hand- Alpine chalets. A tourist information wrought jewelry, ceremonial religious center and a restaurant are part of the objects and hand-embroidcred blouses. pavilion. Electronic equipment in the -FALAFEL- AND FRANKFURTERs. Thc Time Center controls l0 modern Swiss stand-up snack bar serves kosher foods clock towers which provide accurate and Israeli specialties such as falat'el, a time at the Fair entrances. spicy vegctable patty eaten between * Admission:free. slices of a xrft, round bread. * Hours: The Chalet Restauranl remains 1pm until midnight to accommodatepatr1ns oJ the adjacmt Swiss Sky Ride. Highlights TrMETo rHE sPlrr sEcoND.The "Time Center." near the entrance to the pavil- ion, is a concentrated display of the con- trols which regulate the official clocks of the Fair. At the front of the exhibit are the dials and indicators of a large 7l SWTTZERLAND "Master Clock," so accurate that it can measure irregularities in the earth's ro- In an exhibit area sponsored by the tation. This clock registers the year, day, industries of , displays of hour, minute, second, lOth of a second clocks, watches, chocolates and and lOofh of a second; visitors are in- You {F Cant !+irf Make a Wrong Move...

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t54 www.butkus.org/postcards vited to take pictures in front of the clockas a permanent time record of their visit. Smaller clocks at the Center showthe correct time at various places around the world as well as solar, si- derealand other types of time. cEMsoF THEWATcHMAKER'S nnr. Three small buildings house a two-million- 73 SIERRA LEONE dollar display of fine Swiss watches. In a daily drawing, a valuable Swiss watch One of the most interesting aspects of is given away. this pavilion is the architecture: a build- sHopsAND Tor.JRs.In a hall connecting ing of three conic shapes floating above the watchmakers' exhibits and the res- glasswalls. The shapqsare reminiscent taurant, chocolates and cheese are for of this West African country's moun- sale,and representatives from various tain peaks and carry out the design of parts of Switzerland give information the three pyramids that appear on the to prospective tourists. nation's coat of arms. At the reception THEcHALET REsTAURANT. A dozen chefs desk under the center cone, hostesses and 60 waiters and waitresses in native wearing colorful dressgreet visitors and costumeprepare and serve the , guide them on a tour that includes a ramequins, and other dishes stage show, displays of industrial prod- that have made the Swisscuisine famous. ucts, striking photographs of native and The country-inn restaurant has tables tourist life, crafts, and an exhibit of on the main floor, on the balcony and exotic African woods. The building, de- outside on the terrace. Six fine Swiss signed by the Greek-American architect wines, never sold before in the United CostasMachlouzarides, will be disman- States.are also available: tled after the Fair and shipped to Sierra Leone to become a perrnanent exhibi- When the Fountain of the Planetsin the tion hall. Fair'sIndustrial Area is in operation, it * Admission:IO cents. utilizesnearly two and a half million gal- Highliehts lons of water-either in its pipes or in the air. AFRTcArN DANcE.The pavilion's fea- ture attraction, visible throughout the building and even from the street out- side, is a show which is presented on a raised stage under the main cone. Two troupes perform intricate dances, and acrobats entertain with feats of skill and precision, FRoM MTNERALsro DrAmoxps. The en. tire center of one cone is devoted to diamonds, a major industry in Sierra In one of the highest rides at the Fair, Leone.The display shows how diamonds cabins holding four passengerseach are are transformed frorn rough sto{res to suspendedon cablesI I I feet in the air- cut and finished gems. The cablesrun between the Korean and NATTVEARTrsANs.. Near the pavilionis Swisspavilions;a one-way trip covers small cocktail bar, a woodcraftsman 1,875feet, takes four minutes and pro- demonstrates how the exotic African vides panoramic views not only of the masks and statueson display are carved. fairgrounds but of Manhattan Island. Closeby, a weaver works to make cloth Tickets may be purchased at booths of the kind worn by the hostesses-Both near the two pavilions. carvings and the cloth, as well as other * Admission:75cents one way; cars leave items, are on sale at an information every I 2 seconds. counter. t55 www.butkus.org/postcards v

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an exhibit on one of its chief products, rubber.Films are shown continuouslyin a small theater.A collectionof art works is in the pavilion's restaurant, where waiters offer assortedcurries from wag- ons,and visitors may order such dishes as satly-marinated beef cubes broiled F" and dipped in spicy peanut . I T MALAYSIA * Admission:lree.

A new country-the l4 FederatedStates of Malaysia-uses visual devices and taped commentarieson pickup phones to acquaintvisitors with its people,gov- ernment, industry and arts. In the cen- ter of the two-story pavilion, orchids and ferns surround a small lily pond. An exhibit of the Malaysian way of life includesa color diorama of a village. -,F Elsewhereon the ground floor are scale | > PAKT'TAN models of a tin mine and the Parlia- ment .House in Kuala LumPur. The This exhibit presentsa mosaic of his- country's industry and commerce are tory and change,from magnificent rel- shown on the second floor-including ics dating back thousands of years to

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www.butkus.org/postcards detailedmodels of mammoth dams and PAKISTANIBAZAAR. A wide assortment thedream city of Islamabad,Pakistan's of items, from toys and trinkets to lux- unfinishedfuture capital. The new and urious rugs, is for sale. theold alsoare blended in the pavilion RESTAURANT.Inside, under the pavil- itself,a modein structure of lava stone ion's illuminated dome, or at outdoor toppedby the petal-shapeddome which tablesunder gaily colored canopies,fa- istraditional in Islamic architecture. A vorite Pakistani dishes are served, in- restaurantserves national dishes, and cluding a variety of. kebabs(cubes of souvenirsand handicrafts are sold. spiced cooked with ) * Admission:free. and Murgh Korma (a chicken dish). Hightights Under the pavilions stretch 160,000 feet pAsr. cLoRrEsoFTHE Statuesand paint- of gasand water pipe,almost two million ings,pottery, jewelry and manuscripts conductor feet of elecric cable and 45O of Islamic calligraphy illuminate peri- million feetof relephonewire. odsof Pakistanihistory. ! Pricelesrelics which have never be- foreleft Pakistandepict life of the Indus ValleyCivilization (2500 to 1500 B.C.). In the collection are terra cotta god- desses,limestone busts, colorful cosmet- ic jars made of paste and earthenware, and toys-including whistling birds and little bullock carts. 9 TheWestern period of.influence in an- cient Pakistan(200 B.C. to 600 A.D.) -l/ offers statues of gods carved in Greek- I v AFRICAN PAVILION Romanstyle, plus a number of Buddhas. 9 The Islamic Period (comprising the A village of round huts representing 24 Eighththrough the l grh CenturiesA.D.) nations of sub-saharanAfrica stands on is portrayed through Mogul color min- a broad platform erectedon stilts above iatures,costumes, pottery, metalwork, water. A giant model of a banyan tree glasswareand illuminated manuscripts towers above the platform. Built into lettered in gold. the branchesof the tree are small huts rHE pRocREssrvEpREsExr. An exhibit that make up the pavilion's restaurant. displaysthe art and craftsmanship of Within the privately sponsoredvillage the peopletoday: contemporary embroi- are cagedwild animals, an entertain- dery, ivory, brass and wood workman- ment area where tribal groups demon- ship and current architectural designs. strate their skills and-a less primitive Thenation's industrial achievements are touch-a movie theater. ihe huts, an- portrayedthrough the display of a vari- cient in designbut fashionedof plastics ety of finishedproducts. Pakistani mod- and wood to suggestAfrica's modern els appear in periodic fashion shows outlook, dispiay museum collectionsof and there are exhibitions of paintings folk art and offer for saleAfrican prod- by Pakistani artists. ucts that range from five-cent postcards rHE pRorvrrsrNcFUTURE. A graphic dis- to $500 diamonds. In the restaurant, playof economic growth includes mod- amid weapons, masks and caged birds. els of such public-works projectsas the waiters in tribal attire serve African Manglaand TarbelaDams and the new dishesmodified for the American palate. capitalcity-rising on 250 square miles .* Admission:adults, SI.O0; children, 50 of barren land-which is to be complet- cefis. ed in 1965.In addition, imposing topo- Highlights graphical maps spread over both wall and floor, and dioramas dramatize the LIoNsATTHE GATE. Inside the pavilion's nation'sbold dreamsof life in the future. main gate, cagesof lions, leopardsand * 157 www.butkus.org/postcards - I NTEFINATIGINAL

other animals line the path to the mov- reflects the nation's classical heritage: ie theater. Around the theater, an ex- Wide stepslead up to a vast pedimented hibit area displays samples of Africa's doorway, above which men and chari- natural resources,including copper, tin, ots parade in a frieze 120 feet long. A rubber and diamonds. statue of Zeus stands in front of the AFRTcAoN FILM. Near the theater en- building. Inside, the visitor finds evi- trance, photographs, flags and a huge dence of the modern nation's accom- map provide a brief introduction to the plishments. Large photo-murals give a participating nations. Inside, a lO- view of the Athens of today as seen minute film presents a geographical through the pillars of the Parthenon. survey of Africa's scenic wonders and Other displays reflect the nation's in- industrial development. dustrial development,agricultural prog- ANTELOPES AND ARTIFACTS. HUtS ShCI. ress and contemporary sculpture and tering antelopes, monkeys, zebras, gi- ceramics.Several shops sell Greek prod- raffes and exotic birds are interspersed ucts,and there is a restaurant. among exhibit and saleshuts which dis- * Admission:free. play works of art in gold, silver and s* Hours:l0 a.m.to l0 p.m.;restaurant. l0 ivory from each of the participating a.m. to 2 a.m. Central nations: Burundi, Cameroun, Highliehts African Republic, Chad, RePublic of Congo. Congo, Ivory Coast, DahomeY, crFrs FRoMGREEcE. In the exhibit hall Ethiopia,Gabon. Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, are depictedearly Greece'sinnumerable Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda,Up- contributions to civilization. Maps of per Volta, Malagasy Republic, Somalia, the Mediterraneanarea and the Middle Rwanda, Senegal, Tanganyika, Togo. East detail its commerce, explorations DANcERsAND DRUmMsns.In the pavil- and ancient colonies, as well as the ion's open-air entertainment area, tall, spread of its language.The great Greeks graceful Watusi men from Rwanda per- who helpedformulate Western thought form spirited dances and demonstrate are shown in portraiture. their prowess at high-jumping.Burundi REsTAURANT.By day the Taverna offers drummers and West African dancers not only its regular food service but also alsoperform. box which may be eaten on TREE-HousERESTAURANT. The multilev- a terrace adjacent to the pavilion. By el rooms of the tree-house restaurant night, the terrace becomes an outdoor and trar are reachedby a winding stair- extension of the restaurant; while pa- case that girdles the tree's massive trons dine on Greek food, wandering trunk. The restaurant features special minstrelsstrum and sing. delicacies of a number of regions, in- sHops. Replicasof museum pieces are cluding chicken, lamb and pork dishes for sale,asare ,rugs,etc. garnished with a peanut sauce..

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l SOOyear old sculPtures' the flnest specimens of I nd ia's heritage-an a?ra1 of handi' crafts fashioned bY master craftsmen-gl imPses of colour and pageantrYthat give lndian life a highly individual texture -the emerging new Patterns as modern ideas take root-a peacefut economic revolution taking ptace in a democratic framework : the INDIA / PAVI LION brings together 4 {'1. these many facets to Present the visitor a bird's eYe view

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t www.butkus.org/postcards r I NTEFINATIC,NAL ish design with archesand an open pat- birds, is a snack bar that features na- io. One section is a bazaar, where Mo- tional dishes. roccan goods are for sale. Elsewhere, * Admission:lree. works by Moroccan artists are on dis- Highlights play, as well as documents and memo- rabilia significant to Morocco's history. ANCIENT -HANDICR-A,FTS. ThC NUbiAN An information center offers advice on sculpture, pottery, utensils and weapons import-export trade as well as on the on display are among the oldest things country's tourist attractions. There of their kind to be seen at the Fair. are two restaurantsand a night club. They were rescued by archeologists * Admission:free. from the waters of Egypt's Aswan Dam, which flooded parts of Sudan. Highlights MoDERN HANDTcRAFTs.Among the LANDoF THE BAZAAR.Expert craftsfnen handmadewares shown and offered for and women in Moroccan dress weave sale are leopard-skin stoles, alligator carpetsand make brasswareand leath- shoesand purses,and jewelry in silver er goods.Visitorscan seethem knotting and ivory. rugs-making more than 20,000 knots per square yard at the rate of a yard a The General Motors Futurama, which week. Moroccan foods are also on sale. made a number of remarkably accurate REsrAURANrs.The two eating places of- predictions at the l9t9/lg4} World's fer Moroccanspecialties in different sur- Fair, grossly underestimated the future of roundings and prices.A sidewalk cafd the automotive business.It predicted 38 is in front, a serve-yourselfcafeteria in million vehicles would be on U.S. roads by back.The indoor club-called the " 1,001 1960.The actual number was 73 million. Nights"-offers Moroccan entertain- ment: dancers, singers and musicians.

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The Government of the Hashemite 79 SUDAN Kingdom of Jordan, whose land is the seedbedof many civilizations and re- A pavilion of contemporary Islamic ar- ligions.is representedby one of the most chitecture, capped with a translucent striking buildings at the Fair. It is a dome, displays on the first floor a re- multi-peaked-and-domedstructure cov- cently discovered fresco of the Madon- ered with gold mosaic and sparkling na paintedon limestone.Also displayed blue glass.The undulating roof surfaces are relics of the great Nubian civiliza- swoop to the ground, forming Arabic tion which flourished 4,000 years ago, arches: They shade the stained-glass as well as Sudan's industrial products windows that make up two sidesof the and a variety of handcraftedwares. On building and walls with bas-reliefsthat the secondfloor are artifacts of south- make up other sides.Inside the building ern jungle tribesand western desert no- diverseexhibits-including a scroll from mads,who are still among the country's the Dead Sea area-reflect some of the varied peoples.At the rear of the pavil- cultures that rose in this region of an- ion, facing a tropical garden with exotic cient Palestine.A theater orovides en- 160 www.butkus.org/postcards s s

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F{eineken. cHRrsrAND TT4OHAMMED.In Stained glaSS (best seen from inside the pavilion), the stciry of Christ's agony and death is told in the traditional Fourteen Stations of the Cross, rendered in unusual abstract forms created by Spanish painter An- tonio Saura. On the other walls (seen only from outside the pavilion) are We do. bas-relief representations of the Roman- built city of Jarash; the ancient city of Petra, which was carved from rock and populated by robber bands that preyed on caravans; and thc Dome of the Rock of Jerusalem, where, according to Mos- ffi lem tradition, Mohammed prayed be- ililP0llT[D fore ascending to heaven. 'ttirrrurcsr!0 & c0..tM TwENTY HUNDRED YEARS. One of the Dead Sea Scrolls, written by the ascetic Essene sect about the time of Christ, is shown in an exhibit area together with a replica of the cave in which it was discovered. Also on display are a scale model of the Dome of the Rock, statues of the Three l(ings, a Christian crdche. and many articles from antiquity, in- cluding a column from Jarash to be presented to the City of New York for permanent display in the Flushing Meadow Park. DANcERS AND A MovrE. A troupe of Arab dancers and the Band of the Arab Army put on frequent performances in the 245-seat theater. At other times a half-hour color movie of modern .Jordan is shown. JEWELRy AND BARBEcUES. Color-slide viewers equipped with headsets offer a description of Jordan's expanding econ- omy and increasing numbcrs of schools, hospitals, roads and other facilities. A bazaar sells Hebron glass, olive-wood carvings, mother-of-pearl work and Bedouin iewelry. A snack bar serves HEINEKEN-THE AGED BEER such Jordanian specialties as homas (an appetizer of mashed chick peas IMPORTEDFROM HOLLAND. mixed with and oil, eaten cold), shaurmah (spiced and barbecued lamb),

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Three imposing statues of pharaohs, all centuriesold, guard the triple-arched en- trance of this pavilion and stand as sym- bols of ancient Egypt. A museum holds other treasures of the past, not only an- cient Egyptian objects but also others representing the Greco-Roman. early Christian and Islamic eras in the history of Egypt. Among the artifacts are some of the objects found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, who died about 1344 B.C.Inside the main building, the United Arab Republic of today is represented by numerous industrial, agricultural, hand- icraft and cultural exhibits. A small souvcnir shop sells handicrafts of the Middlc East, and free samples of Arab beam food are offered to visitors. * Admission: free to the pavilion; museum 75 cents.

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TREASURES FROM ANTIQUITY. A MiNiA- ture gold coffin that depicts Tutankha- nand Enjoynent forAll mun holding the crook and flail of his office is on display in the museum, along *- EXHIBITS * RESTAURANT with other artifacts. * eTTeRTAINMENT pRocRESs. A sHow oF Motion pictures, Shed your caresin a truly Carib- maps, models and displays of products bean atmosphere . . authentic provide a panorama of the U.A.R.'s ag- ricultural and industrial achievements. island foods and beverages. Onc section of the exhibit floor is devot- exciting entertainment under the ed tcl an internationally sponsored pro- palms . . . wonderful exhibits to gram, progress, raise now in that will delight all members of the family. the ancient temples of Ramses II and Queen Nefertari at Abu Simbel above Meetyour friends at the the anticipated water levcl of the high dam at Aswan. CaribbeanPavilion

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RooM oF ENLTGHTENMENT.A I 5-foot cop- per and plastic "torch of learning," cov- ered with 200 light bulbs, symbolizes Lebanon'sposition as a center of learn- ing in the Middle East. In the room are exhibitsfrom the National Arab, French, oa English, Italian and American univer- L''/ LEBANON sities of Lebanon. THENEwwrrH THEorn. Displaysin the The Lebanese, once known as the Ca- largestroom of the pavilion depict mod- naanites and later as the Phoenicians, ern Lebanon's progress in public works have reached far into history for the ex- and industry. In addition a striking hibits and adornments of their pavilion. Plexiglas map, showing the location of In the entranceway, 80-million-year-old Lebanese settlements in other lands fossils found in Lebanon are inset into from 1000B.C. to the present,is super- a green onyx bas-relief map that shows imposed on a 48-footJong photomon- the country's principal towns. The pa- tage of statuettes from antiquity. Also vilion itself consists of a succession of on exhibit is a replica of an outstanding cubelike structures grouped around an example of Arabic architecture:a room enclosed court-the whole much resem- from the l8th Century palace of Emir bling the arrangement of houses in the Bechir Shehab. tiny villages that dot the mountain RESTAURANT.Lebanese delicacies are slopes where the cedars of Lebanon served at 14 tables and a snack bar in grow. Rooms within the cubes trace the the courtyard. Two specialties prepared evolution of the alphabet, which origi- in view of the diners are markouk (flat nated with the Phoenicians, and show bread) and Arab coffee. priceless relics of the nation's past. along with views of modern Lebanon. A A new material called "fibrous glass," bazaar selling souvenirs opens to the woven into a vestfor the ChicagoExposi- court, where the tables of a small res- tion of I 898, turned up as Fiberglasneck- pleasantly taurant are shaded by olive ties and a bedspreadat rhe l%9/t940 and orange trees. Fair. At this fair it has been used to fash- * Admission:Jree. ion dinosaurs,the angel Moroni on top Highlights of the Mormon pavilion and an entire building (the Bell System pavilion). RooM oF THEALPHABET. Displays trace the alphabet from Phoenician through Greekto the Latin on which the Eng- lish alphabet is based.A separatefrieze shows the evolution of Arabic script. The tower at the rear of the room con- tains ancient Phoenicianglassware and a reproduction of the cover of the sar- cophagusof King Ahiram, who lived in the lOth Century before Christ. The first fully developedPhoenician writings were discovered on that cover. o1 Roorvr oF ANTreurry. Displayed here O, PHILIPPINES are archeological finds uncovered at three famous cities of ancient Lebanon: Folklore,history and life in the islands Byblos,where the remains of seven an- today are featured in attractions that cient civilizationshave been unearthed; range from elaborate panels of carved Baalbek,named for the sun god, Baal; wood to programs of traditional Filipi- and Sidon, once the great seaport of no dances.The main building, surround- Phoenicia. ed by a moat and reached by three 164 www.butkus.org/postcards bridges,is in the shape of a salakot.the concludingwith the growth of the Re- familiarwide-brimmed, peaked sun hat public after World War II. worn throughout the Philippines. The DANcTNGsruDENTs. In a 500-seatopen- building is decorated with many rare air theater, young Filipinos present a woodsbrought from the islands.In the program of dances-among them the moatare replicasof the World War II Tinikling(bamboo dance), Itik-irik (duck battlegroundsof Corregidorand Bataan, dance) and PandangoSa llaw (dance of aswell as an aquarium of fish found in lights). Philippinewaters and a display of ex- pRocREssMART. On the secondfloor of oticsea shells. On sale in another build- the main building is an exhibit show- ing are handicrafts,Philippine beer and ing the advancesof Philippine industry soft drinks. and someof the cultural activitiesfound t* Admission:free. on the islands;in a long shed, various t* Danceprograms are heldlrequently in the productsof the Philippinesare exhibited open-airtheater. The show lasts about 40 and on sale.They includewood carvings, mtnutes. shells,tobaccos, bamboo chairs, swagger sticks,shirts and lace. Highlights

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An opportunity to buy an oyster with 84 REPUBLIC OF CHINA a pearl inside is one of the attractions at the PolynesianVillage. The village is A red and gold oriental palace in a built around two South Seaisland "long landscapedgarden is the setting for the housesl'.-onea restaurant, the other a exhibit of Nationalist China. In front settingfor Polynesiandances. South Sea of the building is a freestanding gate, palm trees are planted about and there traditionally erected before' structures is a lagoon where beaut,iful Polynesian of great importance. The pavilion is girls pilot outrigger canoesand natives full of rare and beautiful obiects of art, dive for oysters.The oysters were trans- some of them up to 1,000 years old. planted to Flushing Meadow from Pa- There are bronzes,jades, porcelain, silks cific pearl beds. once worn by members of the Chinese * Admission:adubs, $1.00; childrm, 50 opera, and so on. The main floor is cents. dominated by a 2O-foot wooden phoe- Highlights nix, mythical bird of good fortune. Maps and photographs tell the story DANcTNGTsLANDERs.Every hour on the of Taiwan's economic development in hour from l0 a.m. to l0 p.m., perform- the last 15 years. Most of the best art ancesare given by dancersfrom Ameri- piecesand antiques are exhibited in a can Samoa, Fiji and Tahiti. Dancers museum.A sampling of these treasures range from a strapping chief to small is listed below. children. Three-foot knives are bran- * Admission:free. dished in one dance; in another the knives are covered with an inflammable Highlights substanceand set ablaze.There are also TRADrrroNsAND.cRAFTs. On view in the lava-lava-claddancing girls museum are ancient ritual articles and sourH sEA DrsHEs.The restaurant spe- musical instruments of the Chou Dy- cializesin South Sea cuisine featuring nasty(l2th to 3rd Century B.C.);mod- fish, chicken and pork. els of palaces and pagodas; furniture HANDTcRAFTs.Pearl jewelry and other and clothing dating back to the Ming items are on sale in four thatched-hut Dynasty( l4th to l Tth Century); as well shops. Prices range from $1.50 (for a as a number of carvings, stone rubbings pearl-bearingoyster) to.$1,000 for gem and engravings. pearls. rNvENTroNsAND sKrLLs. Bronze weap- ons from the Chou Dynasty are shown, James A. Farley, the honorary postmaster together with ancient rockets and fire- of the New York World's Fair Post Office, crackers.There are displaysof two ma- beganhis world's fair careerin I 9l l. That jor Chinese inventions-the compass year, as Postmaster General of the United and gunpowder-and model soldiers in States,he formally opened.the Chicago ancient battle garb are depicted guard- Century of ProgressExposition. He was. ing the Great Wall of China. The ex- a principal speakerat the opening of the hibits include money dating all the 1939 New York World's Fair-.and then way back to the dawn of civilization, traveled to San Francisco the same year and a model of the ship and instru. to help open that city's Golden Gate In- ments of Chen Ho, the l5th Century ternational Exposition. Chinese explorer. t66 www.butkus.org/postcards fF f

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The replica of Columbus' flagship, the SantaMaria. made the 3,710-milevoyage from Barcelonaalmost without incident, 86 INDONESIA but the trip overland to the fairgrounds was plagued with difficulties.Tree limbs The cultural heritage of this nation of were cut, telephone lines taken down, more than 1,000 islands and many di- streetlights swung out of the way, street versepeople is displayed in a graceful signs removed, and the truck carrying the pavilion designed by R. M. Sudarsono, l l0-ton shipbecame mired in soft asphalt. architectof the Palaceof State on Bali. Cost of the five-mile trip: about $10,000. A temple gate and a shrine stand out- side the main building. Inside, photo- graphs illustrate the country's history, natural resources and current social programs, and various aspectsof life on the major islandsof Bali. Java and Su- matra are also shown. There are works of art (including large collections of puppets), demonstrations of handi- crafts,a souvenir shop and a restaurant with entertainment. 87 CENTRALAMERICA- * Admission:free. PANAMA Highlights Travel, culture and commerce are the cArEwAys oF FArrH. The gate leading main themes of this pavilion, an open- into the pavilion is a "split temple"- sidedbuilding with bright awnings, rep- an intricately carved sculpture, con- resentingPanama and the five Central structedas if it had been sliced down American Common Market countries the middle and moved apart to enable which call themselvesCentralamerica: peopleto walk between the halves. To Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, the right of the gate is a seven-roofed Honduras and Nicaragua.Most of the shrine with four dragonlike stone lions exhibition area is devoted to displays at its base. of both ancient and modern art, while Drp-DyEDBATTK. An Indonesian wom- tourist attractions are seen in a motion an dips cotton cloth into dye after cov- picture. An illuminated relief map ering parts clf it with wax, showing shows the area's transportation net- how the colorful patterns of batiks are work, and hostesses supply fairgoers created. Other craftsmen carve wood with tourist and industrial information and stone, and work in silver. Handi- relating to the region. A refreshment crafts are for sale in the exhibit area. counter provides coffee, and visitors PUPPETsHow. More than a hundred may sit at outdoor tables as they watch stylizedpuppets used in religious plays entertainers perform dances and sing are on display. Some are fabricated of folk songs. elaborately painted leather, others are * Admission:Jree. made of wood. There are demonstra- Highlights tions of puppetry in the pavilion from time to time. ARTsAND cRAFTs. Gold and ceramic ob- REsTAURANT.Utensils of barnbooand co- jects fashioned by Indians before the conut shell help createan Oriental at- days of Cortez share the displays with mospherein the restaurantand cocktail contemporaryworks. A curio shop sells lounge. Specialtiesinclude sliced aba- wooden figurines, silver jewelry, small 168 www.butkus.org/postcards f

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The actor who "flieJ' cross-stage in the last scene of the Amphitheatre show, THE CARIBBEAN "Wonderland," is propelled by a hydro- gen-powered jet engine strapped to his An enormous flagstone terrace dotted back. In his ]O-second flight he reaches a with palm trees, cafe tables and the top speedof l0 miles per hour. flags of eight Caribbean areas distin- guishes this pavilion. Two low, glass- faced structures with Spanish tile roofs exhibit and offer for sale many island products-among them tortoise-shell jewelry, straw mats and bags, wood carvings and ceramics. The dominating building is a large restaurant and bar. Hung with tribal maskt the restaurant presents steel bands, calypso singers and Caribbean dancers. Dishes include pumpkin soup, suckling pig, plantain (a varicty of banana) and a dessert which is made of fresh coconut meat. 90 THAILAND Rum drinks and coconut milk are fea- tured at the bar. The main building, an l8th Century * Admission:free. Buddhist shrine with a gilded, tiered and spired roof rising nearly 80 feet, is replica.of the Mondop of Sara- The Federal pavilion, the largest exhibit an exact shrine north of Bangkok where hall ever built by the United States for a buri-a footprint of the Buddha is pre- fair. cost $17 million. a sacred served. The ornate roof was built in Thailand, shipped to the U.S. piece by piece and assembledon the fairgrounds. In this building and an adjoining wing, exhibits reflect the arts, crafts and tra- ditions of ancient Siam and modern- day Thailand. In another wing are a gift shop and restaurant offering national products and dishes. 89 ARGENTINA * Admission: free. Highlights Argentina displays the productivity of its pampag mines and people in its two- RELrcsoF THE p-q,sr.Inside the shrine, story pavilion of glass and steel. Heavy traditional Thailand is represented by industry is the main exhibit on the first exquisitestatuary, displays of classiccos- 170 www.butkus.org/postcards tumesand models of such things as a part of the plaza, and is reached by woodenThai house,a cart drawn by wa- stairways. The exhibit hall inside is ter buffalo, and ancient warriors wear- dominated by a transparent sphere, ing armor a,nd bearing weapons of the 12 feet in diameter, containing rnaps past. of the Republic of Mexico. The maps, roDAy's THATLAND.The exhibit wing together with photographs and scale shows aspects of the modern nation. models, give details of the nation's so- Hereare displays of Thai jewelry, silks; cial and economic progress.A collection spoonswith buffalo-horn handles, and of paintings and sculpture by contem- samplesof minerals, forest products and porary Mexican artists is on exhibit, as . Travel information is available at are photographs of notable modern a tourist booth. buildings. Products.and handicrafts of REsTAURANT.In indoor and outdoor din- Mexico are on the mezzanine. A sep- ingareas, an elaborateeight- Thai arate building nearby houses a large buffet offers a wide assortment of hors restaurantand a cafd which serve spe- d'oeuvres,rice and such entrees as mee- cialties of the country. krob(sweetand sour crisp noodles with * Admission:lree. shrimp and chicken) and musaman(cur- Highlights ried meat servedwith fresh pickles). The gift shop nearby sells a wide range of ENAMELEDHrsroRy. Conspicuous in the items,including handmadejewelry, dolls plaza are colorful enameled pictures and custom-made silk apparel for adults tracing Mexico's history and comparing and children. Also on sale is a cookbook its culture rrrziththe rest of the world's. with recipes for dishes served in the The enamel is baked on large copper restaurantl sheets,some as high as 12 feet. TNFoRMATToNcENTER. Also in the plaza Airlines brought some strange cargo to is a booth with attendants to answer the Fair. Several of the wax figures in questions concerning travel and indus- Walter'sInternational Wax Museum flew try. Photographs and slides display the from Los Angeles to New York sitting up country's attractions, .and travel films in passengerseats. The air-breathing por- are shown. poisesat the Florida pavilion traveled on eurz cAME. A map inside the exhibit stretchers,covered with wet blankets. hall "answers" visitors' questions in special areas of interest. When various- buttons are pushed, colored lights ap- pear,showing Mexico's highways, school system, railroads and other features. Next to the map, 2O-foot-high panels of photographs and charts tell graphic- ally of the nation's society, agriculture and growing industrial might. Nearby, models of Government projects empha- size Mexico's development. 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ALAsKA-ln a pavilion shaped like an igloo, a model of fO8 what will be America's biggest dam shares space with in- dustrial displays,Eskimo and Indian art, and entertainment.

HoLLYwooD-Recent movie setsand articlescollected from IOO old films are on display;famous Hollywood stars act as hosts.

ILLINoIs-The exhibit is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln. with 97 documents, photos and a life-sized.talking, moving figure.

LoNG TSLANDRAIL ROAD-Visitors can board a locomotive 98 cab and watch a switching tower control the Fair's rail traffic. LouIsrANA-Famed jazz musicians in restaurants lf0 ' entertain that line this re-creation of New Orleans' Bourbon Street.

MARYLAND-The state's links to the sea are evoked with a 94 wharf, ship models and a filmed drama of the War of 1812. MINNEsoTA-Industrial productsshare top billing with pic- I I I tures of such cultural centersas the Tyrone Guthrie Theater.

lvrrssouRr-Historic stateproducts shown in replica include f 07 Lindbergh'stransatlantic plane and two U.S. orbital capsules.

MONTANA-Special railroad carshold a Western museum, u 95 displayof cattle brands and.a million dollars in gold nuggets. NEw ENGLAND-In buildings around a village green, the f 02 six statestrace their Yankee heritageof industry and freedom.

NEwJERsEY-Edison's inventions, classicMercer autos and 105 - a chick hatcheryare among the displaysin 2 I small structures.

NEwMExrco-The state'sIndian and Mexican background 99 is stressedin displaysranging from handicrafts to .

NEW YORK CITY PA\7ILION AND ICE THEATER_The host TO} city presentsa huge scale model of itself plus a big ice show.

NEw YORK sTATE-The world's biggest suspension roof fO6 sheltersart and fashion shows; speedy elevators climb the Fair's tallest tower; real, live state legislatorsgreet visitors. oKLAHoMa-This "pavilion" is a pleasant park. with pools. lOf benchesand rolling lawns surrounding a topographical map of the state. Concerts are presented in a large band shell.

uNIsPHERE-This model of the globe is the Fair's symbol. 92 UNITED sTATES-America's "Challengeto Greatness"is pre- 9t sented in a number of ways, including two unusual films that dramatize the nation's past as a prologue to its future.

wESTTNGHouSE-The gleaming new Time Capsule is dis- fO9 ' playedwith copiesof articlesburied in the last one (in l9l8).

wEsT vlRcTNlA-Glassblowers at work, a simulated coal 96 mine and a movie of the state'sradio telescopeare featured.

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The Amphitheatre, which houses the wa- ter spectacle,"Wonderworld," was the sceneof Billy Rose'sfamous Aquacade in the 19)9/1940 Fair. Between fairs it was used as a public swimming pool; water shows were also staged there.

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Symbol of the New York World's Fair D6Al965 is this l2-story-high stainless steelmodel of the earth designed,built 93 UNITED STATES and presented to the Fair by Unit- ed States Steel. Dedicated to "Peace Within a glittering fagade of multi- through Understanding," the Unisphere colored glass, this huge building, 330 will remain on its site when the Fair is feet long, offers a vivid and varied view over, as a permanent gift to the City of of America's "Challenge to Greatness" New York for the improved Flushing -a theme endorsed by the late John Meadow Park that will be created on F. Kennedy. Included are two films- the fairgrounds. It is located at the one of them a dramatizationof the na- Fountain of the Continents, near the tion's immigrant origins, the other a center of the Fair. Seen from the edge color spectacularthat whisks the visi- of the pool, it shows the world as it tor through America's past to a future appears from 6,0O0 miles in space. landing on the moon. There is also a modern. computer-run research library. Highlights Engravedover the pavilion's entrance, THE srATrsrrcs. The Unisphere is the lines from a poem by Archibald Mac- largest representation of the earth man Leish provide a keynote to the exhibit: has ever made. It is 140 feet high and "America is never accomplished." 120feet in diameter, and-with its tri- tF Admission:free. pod-like base-weighs 940,0O0 pounds. Highlights The sphere is formed of an open grid of meridians and parallels. Laid on them voYAGE To AMERTcA.Beyond the en- are curved sheets of stainless steel rep- trance foyer is the first of the building's resentingthe land masses;the capital two theaters. It has continuous show- of every nation is marked by a light. ings of a nine-minute film. dramatizing THE DEsrcN. Unprecedented problems the nation's continual renewal as refu- had to be solved in constructing the geesreach the shoresto begin life afresh. huge model. Because the continents are PEAcEAND FREEDoU.Two large halls not evenly distributed on earth, the Uni- are filled with illustrationsof the Amer- sphere, which stands on three slender ican pursuit of peaceand liberty: prongs, is an unbalanced ball. Further- g "Challengeof Freedom"presents the ef- more, the metal land-mass areas act as fects of progress on American life. An sails in the wind, building up enor- automatedcoaldigger, for example,sym- mous and unequal pressuresagainst the bolizes both production advances and curved surfaces. The structure required the problems of unemployment. The the solution of mathematical problems displays also include three-dimensional so complex that without high-speed examples of miracles of modern science computers planning the Unisphere -including an oscilloscopethat picks would have taken l0 years. up sounds made by stars and by snails 180

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You hand the mechanica punched card. On the card is the proper perform- ance level of your shocks, brakes, engine, ignition-every vital part of your car.The mechanicplaces the card into a computerand connectsan electronic deviceto your car. In minutes,he knows exactlyhow everythingis functioning, and what needs to be done. This peek into the future is awaitingyou at the United Delco exhibit. Why not plan to drop by. Place: Motors General Building. A Llnitecl V sirntrrl5r saJZ tDelco f)elco United Motors Service- Divrsion of General Motors.

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eating lettuce, demonstrating that the pathsofpure sciencemay leadanywhere. Before Formica could build its "House on the Hill," it had to build the S "Challengeol a PeaceJulWorld" depicts hill; it used America's role in international affairs dirt excavated for other buildings that and looks'ahead to uncharted space. were constructed on the flat {airgrounds. Here,among other things, world news pours in over teletype and wirephoto machincs; PeaceCorpsmen talk about their experiences;a seismographand a nuclear-detectionsatellite illustrate new techniquesof arms control; and an op- erating model of the Mariner spaceship that made the Venus probe in 1962 is on display. In addition, an exhibit of children'sart from all nations portrays the worldwide hope for peace. 94 MARYLAND THEpAsr As pRolocun. The entire sec- ond floor of the pavilion is the setting The story of the Battle of Fort McHen- for an extraordinaryfilm, prepared with ry. the salty atmosphere of an Eastern new motion picture techniques,which shore wharf, the growth of tourism and whips the whole American past into a commerce in the "Free State" today and prologue for the future. The production many more colorful elements are pres- brings history back to life: lightning ent in this pavilion. The building itself flashesas Franklin flieshis kite, the wa- combines contemporary architecture ters churn as Fulton [auncheshis steam- with the brick walks and the round- boat,and the cannon roar as Civil War cornered brick walls traditional in the breaksout. The viewer is swept into the state. On the upper level are a restau- future asa rocketsoars past the swirling rant and lounge. Milky Way, to the moon and then be- * Admission:Jree. yond. Shown continuously,the film em- Highlights ploysa host of revolutionary techniques -sliding screens,rising screens,screens INSPTRATToN FoR AN ANTHEM. In the that form a tunnel, and explosivesound theater, an eight-minute motion picture effects.Visitors see the movie as they recounts the Battle of Fort McHenry, ride on moving grandstands. fought outside Baltimore during the pAvrr.roN posrscRrpr. Before leaving War of 1812.It was during this battle the building, visitors are offered the fol- that FrancisScott Key wrote the words lowing servicesin the specially created Io The Star-spangledBanner. A replica "Challengeof Information" Library: of the huge l5-star flag Key saw (it g Relerence/ists on every subject covered measures42 by 3Ofeet) is shown in the in the pavilion are preparedfor any one pavilion. of five educational levels-elementary, wALK oN THEwHARF. On a long, wood- high school, adult. college or graduate en fisherman's wharf are stands selling research.In addition,librarians use com- crab cakes, steamed clams and other putersto provide listingsof current peri- Maryland favorites, as well as souvenirs. odicalliterature on almost any subject. MARYLAND's MANv FAcEs. Exhibits j Copiesof shortessays (about 700 words) within the pavilion depict the state's are available on each of the 76 basic past and present. conceptsof the U.S. Pavilion program. I The historicalheritage is seen in models ! An adult readingarea is built around of ships that brought the first settlers in the collection of books selected for the 1634as well as in original documents new White House library. and paintings. g Achildren'sr00m. with more than 2,0O0 I Ties to the sea are shown in views of domestic and 500 foreign books, also ChesapeakeBay and the bustling Port featuresmovies and storytelling hours. of Baltimore. t82

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q A ffip in pidurescovers points of inter- chanical buffalo that can be driven est through the entire state. about. The other displays various breeds RESTAURANT.A large restaurant features of livestock raised in Montana. Maryland specialties-seafood, chicken DANcTNG AND r/r.usrc. The Indians en- and ham dishes-many selectedby Mrs. camped at the exhibit give-several shows J. Millard Tawes, wife of Maryland's daily of tribal dancing. In the arcade at Governor and author of a cookbook. the second of the forts are nickelodeons and other antique music-making ma- chines, all in working condition and ready for playing.

The World's Fair Corporation itself built only seven of the I5O Fair pavilions: the U.S,Po6t Office, the administration build- ing, the press building, the World's Fair 95 MONTANA Pavilion, and the security, entrance and maintenance buildings. All other struc- "The Big Sky Country" mounts an ex- tures were erected bv the exhibitors. hibit full of the fire and spirit of the Western frontier. At the heart of the exhibit (except for a two-week period. about April 2l to May 5, when they are on tour) are seven railroad show cars,parked on a rail siding and painted on the outside with l6-foot murals of Western scenesby Montana artist Ly- man A. Rice. Three of the cars house a museum,another displaysa collection of cattle brands, and the remainder con- 96 WEST YIRGINIA tain shops.Also on the grounds are two corrals, two log forts and some Indians. Glassblowersat work, a coal mine visi- * Admission:50 centst0 the museum rail- tors can enter and a movie of the na- roadcars; other cars and areasfree. tion's newest radio telescopeare among the spectaclesin the West Virginia pa- Highlights vilion. Visitors enter past an aviary of MUsEUMoN wHEELs. Mounted exam- birds from the state.Artisans whose spe- plesof Montana fish and wildlife are on cialties vary from month to month display, along with paintings and sculp- (sometimes banjos, sometimes quilts) ture by two leading Western painters, demonstrate the many skills of West Charles M. Russell and Frederic Rem- Virginia's people. There are industrial ington, among others. There are exhib- displays and. for tourists, panoramas of its from Montana's state and national the state's scenery and year-round a.t. parks,and a million dollars in gold nug- tractions. A restaurant is on the prem- gets and dust is piled up casually, mak- ises,as is a gift shop offering such state ing a heap only a cubic foot in size. souvenirs as a coal miner's cap. Every Alsoon view are l4 casesfrom the Don visitor to the pavilion is given a free tick- Foote collection of mementos of West- et; at the end of the Fair, a lucky ticket- ern personalities: guns, saddles, bridles holder wins IO acres of West Virginia once used by Wild Bill Hickok, General mountaintop plus a brand-new vacation George Armstrong Custer and Buffalo lodge. Bill Cody. zFAdmission: free. THE coRRALs.One of the two corrals Hightights contains a stuffed pinto horse in a buck- ing position-which people may mount FRAGTLEnEMENTos. Half a dozen glass- to have their pictures taken-and a me- blowers perform continuously, blowing tE4

www.butkus.org/postcards such curiosities as horses, fish, ducks. The pieces may be bought for $ I .0O. Borrou oF THE prr. After entering a simulatedcoal mine, with slateto walk upon,coal along the walls, and veins to enter,visitors come out at the "tipple," where coal is sorted and graded. Dio- 97 ILLINOIS ramasen route trace the history of min- ing from the days of donkey carts to The state that Abraham Lincoln called modern machines. home displays the largest collection of HrcHrN THEsKY. A color movie shows Lincolniana ever assembled for an in- the huge radio telescopeat Green Bank, ternational exposition, including cop- West Vi rginia, and describes how it ies .of every known photo of the l6th probesthe secretsof the universe. President,and an original manuscript mouNTArNLoDGE REsTAURANT. A pool of the Gettysburg Address. In addition, of water and the sounds of the forest Walt Disney has createda life-sizedani- reproducedin stereo create the moun- matd figure that looks, acts and speaks tain setting.Color photographsof the like Lincoln. It performs in the 500-seat stateprovide the views.Among the spe- Lincoln Theater where, f rom time to cialtiesis hickorv-smokedham. time, national and international per- sonalities are scheduled to discuss the Thereare l4 miles of roadway inside the influenceof the prairie President.Other fairgrounds,almost all of it new. specialevents are also planned. t* Admission:lree.

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* Walt Disney Lincoln figure perlormsfive exhibit area in a miniature train or times every hour. view an elaborate scale model train lay- out in operation. Highlights * Admission: Jree to exhibit area; 25 DTsNEY'SLrNcoLN. With mannerisms cmts lor miniature-train ride. characteristic of the great Civil War Highlights President,the animated figure recites ex- cerpts from Lincoln's speecheson liber- TouR oF THE TENTS. In one of the ty, civil rights and freedom. Dimensions tents, Ho-gauge model trains run con- for the figure duplicate the physical sta- tinuously on a lO-by-5O-footrelief map tistics found in biographies; the facial of Long Island. The map has models of features were taken from Lincoln's life more than l0 historic, recreational and mask. The figure is capable of more scenicpoints of interest, including Jones than 250,000 combinations of action, Beach, Montauk Lighthouse, Kennedy including smiles, frowns and gestures. Airport and Theodore Roosevelt'shome, The program, called "Great Moments SagamoreHill. The other tent has show- with Mr. Lincoln," will be suspended casedisplays from the four counties that when special events are held in the make up Long Island: Kings (Brooklyn) theater. and , which are part of New THE yEARs oF LrNcoLN. A restoration York City, and Nassau and Suffolk, of the Lincoln-Berry store in New Salem, which are not. Lincoln's first Illinois home town, is lo- A TowER AND A wrNDMrLL. Through cated in the pavilion area. Among the the glasswalls of a switching tower, vis- other displays are a head of Lincoln by itors can observethe intricate processof the great sculptor Gutzon Borglum, a routing trains entering and leaving the new statue of Lincoln on horseback and Long Island Rail Road's nearby World's many documents and papers. A histori- Fair station. A replica of a weathered cal referencelibrary is available for vis- windmill servesas the railroad's center itors to use. \ for tour and timetable information; it pLEAsuREsoF THE srATE. Throughout also has souvenirs for sale. the pavilion and in the adjacent court- LrrrLE TRArNnron. The miniature train yard and garden areas, displays and carriesadults and children around the information centers extol the state's landscapedone-acre exhibit area. vacation facilities, from the Illinois Ozarks to the great city of Chicago. The little battery-powered chairs at the l9J9/1940 Fair tooted "East Side, West Side." The escorter taxis at this one sound the opening bars of a promotional mel- ody called "Go Greyhound."

98 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD Two open-sided-tents, a pond stocked oo with Long Island ducks, and a variety ./ ./ NEW MEXICO of railroad exhibits give this display the air of an old-fashionedfair. The railroad A pueblo of five adobe buildings repre- exhibits come in all sizes: visitors can sentsNew Mexico,bringing to the Fair board a real locomotive cab and an ob- the sun-bakedwalls, Indian handicraft servation car, take a ride around the and hot enchiladasthat are part of the r86 www.butkus.org/postcards SULTIVAN COUNTY CATSKILTS only90 minutes from rhe FAIR GROUNDS

TRAVTI.THE ROUTE ()I I(I(| MITTI(}N HAPPY VACATIONERS. * $ KEYNOTEyour visit to the Fair by including a stay in the world's most popular mountain vacationland. sIe the tremendous values for families and for young people..See New York City too, if you wish - optional in our Specrer, Pecrecn PreN. You'Il be close by! BF gr-nong_.'!estars of stage, screen and TV who entertain you nightly. Visit an area celebrated for its luxurious accommoda- tions, fabulous cuisine and magnificent scenery. WEEones have fun here, too. Organized child care and complete programs for tots to teenagers. TEEoff at any of 21 challenging golf courses in the area, or take part in a wide variety of planned sports. wE can help you plan this vacation bonanza, in which Sullivan County American Plan rates include all the above features.

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www.butkus.org/postcards FEDEFIAL ANE! STATE state's Mexican and Indian heritage. Colbert, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine, Displays emphasize resources. research Maureen O'sullivan, CharlesBoyer and and recreation. A tourist center supplies Kirk Douglas.Visiting stars and top re- travel information and shows a color cording artists sign autographs-with movie of state scenes.Mountain trout the help of a multiple-writing machine from the state'sstreams swim in a pool. that signs 100 at a time. The pavilion The Trading Post has Indian pottery, lras shops,a bar and a large restaurant. blankets and other products for sale. * Admission: adults. $1.O0; children, 50 The largest building is a restaurant. cents. * Admission: free. Highlights Highlights oN LocATrox. The visitor can take a uNDERGRouNDRrcHEs. Booming oil and walkthrough exact replicasof the throne natural-gas industries, uranium mining rooms f.rom Cleopata and The King and and space research are among the ac- 1, visit the candy shop from West Side tivities displayed in two buildings by Storyor see the French street f.rom lrma means of photographs, models and La Douce.Music from the film scores is products. played in the background. THERESTAURANf. specialties include ta- MUsEUMprEcEs. The motion picture mu- males, enchiladas. tacos and barbecued seum is a showcase for filmland cos- dishesof all kinds. tumes, jewelry and props (including a small train used in The GreatestShow on The World's Fair Marina, with moorage Earth). A special section highlights the for some 800 boats, was made by dredg- career of the late Cecil B. DeMille. ing about two million cubic yards of silt FooD AND DRrNr(.There is a large bar from , thus providing an ac- and a self-servicerestaurant. cess channel 100 feet wide and an an- choragearea of about 40 acres,ranging in depth from six to l0 feet.

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This "pavilion'1 is not a building, but a park with winding, flag-decked path- ways and spacious lawns. pools and sheltersarranged around a large,sunken f00 no'rywoop topographical map of the state. There are bencheseverywhere, and those who Behinda facsimile fagadeof Grauman's would like to picnic on the grass may ChineseTheater, complete with hand. buy a box complete with red- and footprints of celebritiesin the pave- checkeddining cloth. Umbrella-topped ment, Hollywood displays mementos of vending carts sell souvenirs. Concerts its past and spotlights some of the glit- are given, and exhibits by Oklahoma tering figures of the preseht. Sets from artists are spotted about the park. recent motion pictures are displayed, * Admission:free. and there is a film museum of props Highlights and costumesfrom vintage classics.Each week a star acts as host of the pavilion. LrvrNGnn,q,p. Animated displays of Okla- Among those scheduled are Claudette homa life are seen on the 96-bv-46-foot r88 www.butkus.org/postcards map:A boat pulls a water skier over a England is unfolded in the Court of In- lake; a barge moves along the ship dustry and Commerce. On display are canalthat soon will link the state with jewelry, precision-machined firearms the Gulf of Mexico; cowboys tend the and a model in which animated figures steersthat make Oklahoma secondonly show how life insurance companies con- to Texasas a beef producer. tribute to the economy of American com- souNDsoF Musrc. A covered pathway munities. Two other exhibits-s$mbolize' Ieadsto a bandshell where Oklahoma modern scientific research: an imagi- musicalgroups, from symphony orches- nary look at the dark side of the moon tras to brass bands, perform. and a display of tiny organisms gathered in deep water all over the world. The Fair's closed-circuit television net- THE coNTrNUrNc vrsroN. "Where Our work of more than 250 receivers is the Past Began, Our Future Begins," is the largest ever assembled. motto developed in the diverse exhibits of the Theme Building. 1[ A rocky coast, with machine-made waves,duplicates the Pilgrims'first view of New England.On the walls of this dis- play area are a transparency,24 feet long by 12 feet high, of the Great Beach on Cape Cod, and a greatly'enlarged fac- simile of a map John Smith made of New Englandin 1614. 9 The Liberty Tree,on which Bostonians hung lanterns in pre-Revolutionary times as symbols of freedom, is repro- LU NEw ENGLAND duced in steel and plastic. On its limbs are historic documents displayed as arti- Dancers in the costumes of the many ficial leaves; next to the tree are five nationalitiesthat have settledNew Eng- large transparent cylinders containing land. frog-jumping contests. a "Liberty such artifacts as an actual old grave- Tree"holding historic documents and a stone, and quotations by famous New simulatedwalk on the moon are among Englanders. the chief attractions. The pavilion area, 9 In the scimcearec is a reproduction of which consists of a village green and a Dr. Robert Goddard's first successfulliq- seriesof hexagonally shaped buildings, uid propellant rocket, fired at Auburn, includesa rustic "Country Store" and a Massachusettsin 1926;and microscopes nauticallydesigned restaurant that fea- show cancer cells growing and then be- tures famous New England dishes. ing killed by radiation Dances, contests and other events are oN THE vTLLAGEGREEN. During the held on the green. courseofthe Fair, groups from different * Admission:Jree. New England communities hold dances, *'Performanceson the villagegrem at 2 and musical performances and frog-jumping 5 p.m. contests, and New England craftsrnen demonstrate their art. Fashion shows, Highlights displaying New England.made apparel, THBcouRT oF srATBs. In a chain of six are held daily during the summer. A small enclosuresat the entrance to the posted schedule in the Court of the pavilion, each of the New Englahd states States tells what is happening on the -Maine; New Hampshire, Vermont, green each day. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti- DowN EAsr CHARM.Representative New lii ot-has exhibits showing its scenery England products are sold in the Coun- and cultural attractions. try Store, where.the potbellied stove, RoMANcBoF rNDUsrRy.The multiplicity the cracker barrel and the candy jars are of goods and services produced in New just as they were generationsago. 189 www.butkus.org/postcards -FEDEFIAL ANE SiTATE

RESTAURANT.The restaurant servestypi- * Admission:lree to the pavilion. Ice show cal regionaldishes. On one wall is a 175- tickets(all seatsare reserved): $1.05 to $3.35 foot section of the famous 1,295-foot- for the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdayand long Whaling Panorama, on loan from Thursdaymatinees, $1.65 to $3.35 lor eve- the Whaling Museum of New Bedford. ning performances.Evening prices prevail lor There are tables for outdoor dining. all performanceson Fridays, Saturdays..Sun- days and holidays.The ride costsIo cmt* The World's Fair otficial song, "Fair Is * Perlormancesfor the ice show: noon, 2., 4, Fair," is by Richard Rodgers, who wrote 7 and 9 p.m.. Mondays through Thursdays; the music for Oklahomal and other hits. Il a.m..1.3.5,7 and9 p.m.,Fridays. week- endsand holiday. The show lasts one hour, The helicopterride. which lasts sevm minutes. operatescontinuously Jrom IO a.m. to lO p.m. Highlights srrRpRrsEsoNrcE. In "Dick Button's lce- Travaganza," l5O skaters, headed by former Olympic stars and comics, per- form in I0 romantic vignettes. Around the horseshoe-shaped rink are small .LI'J NEIlI YORI( CITY spill-out rinks that pour skaters and PAVILION AND props (elegant gardens, ballrooms, ski ICE THEATER. slopes, St. Valentine's Day cards and zoos) onto the skating area and thus The host city of the Fair, which is cele- keep the show moving. at all times. brating its own l00th birthday in 1964, THE Brc rowN. The incredibly detailed presentstwo major attractions in its big model of the city, which measures I80 permanent building. They are an ice by 100 feet, is built to a scale of one inch show produced by former Olympic fig- to 100 feet. At that scale, the Empire ure-skating champion Dick Button, and State Building is 15 inches tall. The "Panorama around New York," a simu- model can be viewed from a balcony lated helicopter ride over a huge scale where binoculars may be rented (10 model of the city. The model includes cents for a minute and a half) or from every one of New York's 835,000 build- the simulated helicopter flight. Passen- ings and all of its streets, ferries, docks, gers enter helicopterJike cars at the bridges and airports. In the pavilion, Narrow,s.The cars rise just high enough there are also a model of the city as it (two feet) to clear the model. As they wasin 1664;anexhibit of art, sculpture, fly over the city the lighting changes artifacts and photographs from 34 of to evening, while a recording tells of the city's most important museums, li- the city's history and operations. braries,zoos and botanical gardens; and a Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Au- thority theater that shows color films of the many bridges and tunnels of New York. In addition, the city's-radio sta- tion, WNYC, and its ultra-high-fre- quency television station, Channel ll, have moved studios to the building and can be watched in operation. The New York City building is one of two Fair lO4 wrscoNsrN structures (the Amphitheatre is the other)remaining from the l9l9 Fair. It The Indian heritageof the Badger State also served as the seat of the United provided the inspiration for the modern Nations General Assembly in 1946 be- tepee that housesthis exhibit. The dis- fore the U.N. moved to its present site. plays tell the stories of Wisconsin's 190 www.butkus.org/postcards &Cix fun andh,istor! in VIRGINIA

Half a day's drive from the Fair, step into the l Sth century at Colonial Williamsburg go motor mountaineeringon Skyline Drive . . . swim at gay Virginia Beach or explore spectacular caverns beneath the ShenandoahValley. It's easy to make the Birthplace of the Nation part of your World's Fair trip. Write VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 811 State Office Building, Richmond, Virginia 23219

www.butkus.org/postcards FEE,EFIAL ANE! STATE f6lms, industries and great outdoors. inventions'of Thomas Edison; another Outside the pavilion, experts demon- housesa 1912Mercer automobile (made stratefishing and archery techniques.A in Mercer County); in still another, a l7-ton cheese,said to be the world's 9O-secondfilm takes the visitor strolling Iargest,is displayedon a huge, air-con- down the boardwalk in Atlantic City. ditioned van, protected by chromium The emphasisis on "live" preseritations: and glass.A cafeteria and a beer garden a chick hatchery to delight the young- are located in the area, which is set sters,a million-dollar satellite detection amid pine trees. station keeping track of spacesatellites * Admission:free. as they passoverhead, a shipbuilder at work making real boats and a march- Hiehlights ing militiaman attired in full Revolu- sPoRTsMAN'ssHow. There are daily tionary dress. demonstrations of flycasting. Indian * Admission:free. archery and field work with hunting dogs. Trout fishing is available for fish- When the Fair closesin October 1965, ing enthusiasts. residentsof New York will gain a $21 REsTAURANTs.Flame-grilled steak is park-the '90s million largest in the city- servedin the Gay cafeteria. Banjo which will include a zoo, a sports arena, playersand an old-fashionednickelode- a heliport, the Hall of Science,the Uni-' on provide music in the beer garden, sphere,a model airplane field, the Am- where the menu offers a typical Wis- phitheatre, the Marina, two fountains consin knackwurst lunch. and five oools.

105 NElv JERSEY a ./ { IUO NEw YORK STATE Marking the state's tercentenary this year, 2l small exhibit buildings of un- Looming over the New York State pa- usual construction-peaked roofs sus- vilion are three observationtowers, one pended from soaring masts-develop of which is the tallest structure at the the theme: "For three centuries:people, Fair Q26 feet). Beneath the towers is purpose,progress." The exhibits encom- the Tent of Tomorrow, the world's passall aspectsof New Jersey life, from biggest'suspensionroof (it is larger than zinc mining to Sunday picnics. In the a football field), supported by sixteen centerof the complex of buildings is a 10O-footconcrete columns. Translucent "village square," where choirs, drum colored panels in the roof flood the in- corps,bands and other groups of Jersey- terior of the tent with colors. On the men put on frequent performances. main floor, Texaco Oil Company has 1 Gloriesof the stateare on exhibit in a made a mammoth map of the state in half-hour guided tour through historic Lerrazzo.Around the map are a num- displays, scientific demonstrations, on- ber of impressiveattractions. including the-spot craftsmanship and entqrtain- an exhibit by the New York State Pow- ment. One building is devoted to the er Authority, a fine arts museum, fash- 192 www.butkus.org/postcards iw ion shows and a restaurant. On the l'-r" mezzanine,visitors have an opfiortunity About 5t per cent of the Fair's visitors ti,3 to meet state legislators. Next to the during the two seasonswill come from i:1&,Tent of Tomorrow is the Theaterama,a the l8 million people who live. within large, cylindrical movie theater deco- 60 miles of the fairgrounds.About 2 per rated with controversial "pop" art. cent will come from foreign countries. Jr Admission:free. Highlights HrcH sPor oF THE rnrn. Speedy "Sky- Streak" capsule elevators zip up the sides of two of the towers, and on a clearday observerson the tallest can see New Jersey, Connecticut. the Atlantic Ocean and most of Long Island. This tower is solelyan observationplatform; the middle tower sells refreshments, LO7 rurssouRr and the shortest is a lounge for visiting dignitaries. Missouri's glass-enclosedpavllion pre- FrNEARTS. Two large collections have sentsthe theme, "First in Air . . First beenassembled from many sources.One in Space."Among its main exhibits are shows portraits of early New York col- a replica of the Spirit of St. Louis. the onists;the other offers examplesof the plane in which Charles A. Lindbergh famous Hudson River school of paint- made his historic New York-Paris flight ing of the l9th Century. in May 1927, and the two space cap- PLENTYoF PowER. The New York State sules,Mercury and Gemini. There are Power Authority shows its power net- also mementos of famous Missourians, work on a |44-square-foot map. The a displaysponsored by nine private elec- utility also exhibits a 26-foot replica tric utilities, and separate exhibits de- of the St. Lawrence hydroelectricplant, picting the industrial development and with spinning turbines seen through natural resourcesof the state.the city of transparent panels. St.Louis, and KansasCity. A snack bar HrcHwAYTHRoucH NEw YonK. On the featuresfoods said to have originated mezzanine,strollers walk along a min- at the time of the 1904 fair in St. Louis., iature highway lined with glimpses of * Admission:free. the state's.life-a conservation area, a Highlights rosegarden, exhibits from regional mu-

I seumsand the state'ssmaller industries. "sprRrr oF sr. Lours." An exact replica Membersof the state legislatureare on of the famous plane, made in 1955 for hand, and New Yorkers who feel there the movie, The Spirit of St. Louis, hangs ought to be a law about something can from the ceiling of the pavilion. state their gripes in writing, to be de- spAcEcApsut,Es. A replicaof the Mercu- & livered to Albany. A machine answers ry capsule, Friendship7. is on display il questions about New York's legislative the pavilion. plaque l outside On it is a process. engravedwith the autographsof all the i pop ARr. The paintings decorating the astronauts. An actual-sized Gemini Theaterama are of such unlikely sub- mcnn capsule is inside the pavilion. jects as a shattered Statue of Liberty, a Both capsuleswere built by the McDon- comic-strip redhead and the FBI's ll nell Aircraft Corporation, a St. Louis most-wanted men. company. srArE r ovrE. Inside the theater, mov- FAMous FrcuREs.Among those honored ing pictures are projected onto a 160- are such great Missourians as author degreescreen, transporting the viewer Mark Twain, poet Eugene Field and to Niagara Falls,Jones Beach and sim- artistsThomas Hart Benton and George ilar state scenes. Caleb Bingham. t9t www.butkus.org/postcards sNAcKsAND sorrvBNrRs.Both the snack tries and people at work. The show bar and the pavilign's souvenir shops ends with a colorful display of simu- specialize in regional items (Missouri lated northern lights. hams, corncob pipes). The snack bar EsKrMo vTLLAGE.In the area behind also sells some all-American favorites the pavilion Indian and Eskimo dance said to have been introduced in the pe- groups perform, and craftsmen carve in riod of the St. Louis Fair of 1904: hot wood and whalebone. Some of their dogs, ice cream cones and iced . handiwork is for sale.

About 10,000 people are paid to visit the Fair daily. They work for the exhibitors, the service agencies and the Fair iself.

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108 Ar-asKA A gleaming torpedo-shaped Time Cap- sule, suspendedby stainless steel wires In a white, igloo-shaped pavilion the over a reflecting pool, is the heart of 49th state has reconstructed a sample this exhibit. Packedwith artifacts of our I l-minute "day" in the North country, times and accounts of the eventful his- using small-scale figures on a topo- tory of our days since 1918, it will be graphical map. Three lO-foot totem deposited in a 5O-foot tube and buried poles, originally carved by Indians for in tar and concrete on the next-to-last the St.Louis Fair of l 904. are in front of day of the Fair, there to remain as a thebuilding. Eskimo and Indian dances messageto the future 5,000 years hence. are staged behind the pavilion. Ten feet south of this tube is buried * Admission:lree. Westinghouse'sfirst Time Capsule, con- taining a report on civilization as it Highlights stood just prior to the 1939 World's FrsHAND DAMS. Exhibits show Eskimo Fair.Three open-sided circular pavilions and Indian life, the Alaskan fishing in- in the area are each devoted to a dif- dustry and the state's booming develop- ferent epoch in time. ment-especially a new coastal ferry * Admission:free. and plans for the largest dam in system Highlights the free world. There is an exhibit by Alaskan artists, and wild life is repre- oF ANorHEn nnr.. The first circular sentedby stuffed specimens of bears, a pavilion is given to the original Time walrus head, a 74-pound salmon, plus Capsule. A full-sized model. through a moose, caribou and others. window along one side,.revealsthat it LrFE rN THE NoRTH. In the igloo's sec- was packed with such items as a slide ond story is a theater with a 32-square- rule, a woman's hat. synthetic rubber foot topographical model of Alaska. and l0 million words on microfilm tak- During a narration, portions of the mod- en from books, magazinesand newspa- el light up, and the dome itself be- pers setting forth the state of civilization comes a planetarium portraying the in 1918. There were also messagesto skies over Alaska from twilight to the future from Albert Einstein, Robert dawn. Slides depict the state's indus- A. Millikan and Thomas Mann. t94 www.butkus.org/postcards I oF rrMEs Now. The second pavilion * Admission:t'ree to the.pavilion;there is a showsin photographssome of the awe- minimum chargewhere Jood and drinks are somethings that have happened since sold. the first c.apsule went down: wonder Highlights drugs,jet aircraft, atomic and hydrogen explosions, commercial television and JAzz FoR LrsrENrNc. Famous jazz- the first man in space,plus other events men hold fofth on the revolving band- of war and peacethat stirred the world. stand at Jazzland. Veteran musicians A distinguishedcommittee will choose from the early days of New Orleans from among all these and more the jazzperform at PreservationHall. Drinks thingsthat will be recorded in the new are served at both olaces. Time Capsule-and visitors may sign JAzzFoR DANcTNG. Jazzis also the theme a book that will go into the capsule, to music in the big Teen-Age Dance Cen- be read by later generations. ter. Soft drinks are sold. oF rrMEs pesr. In the third pavilion a JAzz AND FooD. French and Creole 5.000-yearcalendar shows events of the dishes are specialties at the many res- past in detail. taurants and'cabarets,and fresh seafood is flown in daily from the Gulf ports Among the 1939 / 1940 exhibitors which and bayous of Louisiana. are back in Flushing Meadow are l7 cor- porationg l4 countries, eight states and three groups-plus Borden's Elsie the Cow, making a return appearance after 24 years.

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This unusual pavilion is made of seven giant panelsjoined together to form one many-sided structure. There is a restau- * rant on the ground floor. The main ex- hibit area-which focusesattention on the state's industries-is on a second level, reached by ramps. * 1l0 LoursrANA * Admission:lree. Highlights New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street is reconstructedin this big pavilion. Jazz THEExnrBrrs. The displays are largely is the theme, and many well-known devoted to Minnesota's industrial pro- musicians perform in the picturesque duction. Threaded through these ex- buildings that line the 200-yard thor- hibits are pictorial displaysof the state's oughfare. Music and Creole food are cultural attractions: the Minneapolis t combined in a variety of restaurants. Symphony,the Tyrone Guthrie Theater, Jazz concerts are presented; there is also in Minneapolis, and so on. dancing at a teen-age center. Jazz for THELANDscAprNG. Regional shrubbery, marching'isplayed for miniature -Mardi topsoil and even taconite, the Mesabi Gras parades. Louisiana products, in- Range'srich iron ore, have bcen im- cluding prilines, are on"sale in gift and ported to createthe landscapingaround souvenir shops. The market area con- the pavilion. tains specialtyshops, while a large ex- cAMEAND rEAMs. The North Star Viking hibition hall is devotedto hisrorical and Restaurant,on the ground level, fea- industrial displays.Along the street,art- tures game-duck, venison, pheasant, istsdo quick portraits of visitors in char- pike-and a 100-dish smorgasbord. coal and pastels. There is also a quick-servicesnack bar. t95 www.butkus.org/postcards