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THE TRAVELERS
INSURANCE COMPANIES
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WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT
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"THE
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TRIUMPH
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OF
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MAN"
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AT
THE
CENTER
OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
COLUMBUS,
OHIO
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The
Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio is proud to
present a thrilling exhibit, "The Triumph of Man",
as shown by The Travelers Insurance Companies at the record-breaking
New York World's Fair in 1964 and 1965.
Literally
millions of people from all over the globe saw the highlights
of man's epic struggle from the dawn of time to the present presented
in twelve life-size and historically accurate dioramas.
Highlights
include man's earliest years, the discovery of fire, the grandeur
of Rome, civilization in peril, Christopher Columbus and the
New World ... and a special recording that tells visitors how
man meets challenges, survives them, and always reaches towards
a higher level of achievement.
We
know that this exhibit is a highlight of any visit to The Center
of Science and Industry.
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"THE
TRIUMPH OF MAN"
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at the
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Center
of Science and Industry
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of The
Franklin County Historical Society
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Science,
Industry, Health & History Exhibits
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280
East Broad Street
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Columbus,
Ohio 43215
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Sponsored
by:
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The
Ohio National Bank
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The
Columbus Dispatch
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Mr.
and Mrs. Walter English
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The
Columbus Office and Agents of
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The
Travelers Insurance Companies
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Source: COSI Brochure,
circa 1976
SIGNS of PROGRESS
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"Triumph of Man" Exhibit
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Shows More Ups Than Downs
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By BOB WALDRON
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Photos by Gordon
Kuster Jr.
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The photograph shows
East Africa and man of one and a half million years ago. he uses
rocks and clubs to kill for food, stand upright and fashions
small tools to help him cut through hides. Below is a closeup
of the scene above.
Here the Roman Empire
spreads across the Western world. This is a triumph of culture
and government, and a message of hope.
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MAN'S RISE from savage existence to the
conquest of space is a wondrous story. It is particularly inspiring
in a three-dimensional display now open at the Center of Science
and Industry in Columbus. Appropriately titled "The Triumph
of Man," the impressive diorama takes the visitor across
one and a half million years of time, and even peeks into his
future.
The exhibit that tells this magnificent
story was brought to Columbus from the New York World's Fair
where it was featured in the Travelers Insurance pavilion. It
is sponsored here by The Columbus Dispatch, The Ohio National
Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Walter English, and the Columbus office and
agents of the Travelers Insurance Companies.
The immense job of adapting the
original exhibit to the more limited space available in the Center
of Science and Industry was accomplished by Louis Fountas of
the Center staff, Electronic Engineers Paul Herman and John Odgers
planned and installed the sound and lighting systems. The job
took six months. It was worth it.
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This is supposedly
a city in Europe 600 years ago where a church bell tolls and
a so-called "death wagon" rolls through cobbled streets.
Lack of sanitation and medical know-how have helped plague.
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Closeup of Civil War
scene. the unusual display originally was the Travelers Insurance
Company exhibit at the New York Fair.
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The public
address system device, a necessary part of the former World's
Fair exhibit, is checked by John Odgers of the Center staff.
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Louis Fountas, left,
and John Logue with paints and other artists' materials used
in making the display areas for the Science Center exhibit.
Paul Herman,
electronics engineer, sets up control equipment for lighting
and sound. Multiplicity of detail in the hookup panel suggests
the extensive wiring necessary for the display.
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Source: The
Columbus Dispatch, "Sunday Magazine", October 30,
1966
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Webmaster's Note:
In the course of COSI's move to new facilities
in November of 1999, the "Triumph of Man" exhibit was
demolished. A correspondence from the COSI Public Relations Staff
states:
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
"After more than 30 years on
display at COSI, the Triumph of Man exhibit was disposed of during
the course of our move to the new COSI center when we opened
in November 1999. The exhibit just did not fit in the new facility.
It also was in bad repair due to the ravages of time. We did
use a small part of it within our History of COSI exhibit which
features icons from our former home."
COSI PR
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