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Signs of progress are shown (above)
in the photograph made on May 28, 1963. Part of the steel framework
had been erected and the steel for the three 120-foot pylons
had been set up.
A panel of Alcoa "Alply"
aluminum siding is hoisted into place (below) by a member of
the construction crew at the "Tower of Light" building.
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The exhibit building (left) finally
begins to take shape. About half of the facade has been applied. |
In the photograph of the building
(below) made in the summer of 1963, the progress on the construction
can be seen. By this time the building had already captured the
imagination of newspaper and magazine editors all over the nation.
| The fantasy in steel (right) actually
is the inside of the Court of Light, looking upward. This is
the core of the "Tower of Light," from which emanates
the world's most brilliant exposition lighting. |
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On opening day at the Fair --
April 22, 1964 -- the "Tower of Light" pavilion is
shown (above). A mobile unit of National Broadcasting Company
used the facilities of the building as its headquarters to cover
the opening day activities. The unit's truck is parked beside
the building.
Looking up from the Court of
Light in the completed "Tower of Light" at Photonium
by Kenneth Snelson (below). A construction of suspended aluminum
tubes measuring 30 X 35 feet, the sculpture adorned the entrance
to the pavilion.
A busy day at the Fair (above)
showing crowds waiting to see the "Tower of Light"
show.
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