Source: Advertisement,
Official Guide - New York World's Fair, 1964 Edition, Time-Life
Books, publisher
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- IT'S FOR YOU -- The Bell System Exhibit of
- Communications Past, Present
and Future
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- ..Visit the Bell System exhibit and be
our guest as upholstered arm chairs, each equipped with its own
speaker, take you on a moving tour of the history of communications--one
of the theatrical highlights of the Fair.
- ..Then, see for yourself the new technology
that is now bringing people ever closer together, making business
more productive and efficient, strengthening our Nation's defense.
You and your children can play ingenious electronic games designed
to demonstrate these advances.
- ..This exciting exhibit is easy to find.
It's in the heart of the Fair at the head of the Pool of Industry.
Come in today--it's all for you!
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- (Right) At the Bell System
exhibit, you'll ride in individual easy chairs through the main
presentation--see and hear a dramatic show in modern comfort.
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BELL TELEPHONE PAVILION
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New York World's
Fair 1964-1965
Moving chairs carry the Fairgoer
past animated exhibits tracing the history of communications.
The trip starts in the present, then flashes back to the day
when men communicated by smoke signals and other means that must
have kept idle chatter to a minimum. Anyone may try out "Picture
phones" -- phones equipped with TV devices showing the person
on the other end.
Source: Official Postcard
by Dexter Press, West Nyack, NY
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Artist's rendering of the serpentine-style
telephone booths sponsored by the Bell System at the Fair
SOURCE: Commercial
Transparency by Photo Lab, Inc., Washington, DC
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The Bell System floating wing -- 400 feet long, 200 feet wide, 87 feet high -- is composed of two major elements; a chair ride and a series of live demonstrations, displays, and audience participation games. The ride tells the story of communications from bongo drums to satellites. (Courtesy of Bradd Schiffman).
Source: (both) A.T.& T. Photo Archives
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Side view showing the ride-train
ramp extending into the floating wing. (Courtesy of Gary Holmes).
Source: Gary Holmes Collection
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With the Fountains of the Planets.
(Courtesy of Bradd Schiffman).
Source: © 2001 Bradd Schiffman - personal photograph
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Night view of Travelers and
Bell System Pavilions from the Pool of Industry. (Courtesy of Bradd Schiffman).
Source: "United Airlines Presents" Promotional Slide Show
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Fireworks explode over the Pool
of Industry with the Bell System pavilion brilliantly lighted
at night below. (Courtesy
of Bradd Schiffman).
Source: "United Airlines Presents" Promotional Slide Show
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