Aerial view of incomplete structures in Flushing Meadows, part of the New York Worlds Fair. Federal building, State building and Unisphere, the Fair's symbol shown. Entrance where trains will unload is shown. Improvements on a heliport and elaborate networks of road can be seen. Traffic on road. Views of Shea Stadium which is partially constructed.
The 1939 World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York. The President of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt, inaugurates the opening ceremony. British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England welcomed by crowds as they visit the World's Fair. Lighted water fountains and people emerging from a tunnel through a water fall. A woman acrobat rides a zip line down into the crowd gathered at the World's Fair. Theme of the ceremony with statue of Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline. Closing of the World's Fair in the fall of 1940 includes a parade and fireworks.
Golf match for National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship in Flushing, New York at Fresh Meadow Country Club. Golf players hit ball on golf course. Spectators watch match. They run on the course to watch position of ball as players hit ball. Players include Thomas Dickson Armour (Tommy Armour), Gene Sarazen and others. Tommy Armour wins the match. Gene Sarazen is first runner up. Tommy Armour receives trophy.
59th meeting of UN Security Council at Flushing Meadows, New York. Agenda of the meeting is the Termination of Anglo-Iranian Oil Companies Concession. Council President J.C.Muniz of Brazil, gavels the meeting to order. Representative of UK Gladwyn Jebb addresses the Council. Representatives from various countries make statements regarding the issue.
From the Ford Motor Company produced film, "Scenes From the World of Tomorrow" documenting the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York City. View of Ford Pavilions in the Ford Exposition. People stand outside the Ford Pavilion. Exterior of the building. Statues and flags in front of the building. Interior of the building. Visitors enter the building to gain knowledge about Ford and modern industry. They view historic Ford cars. Then they view the new 1940 cars: Ford, Ford Deluxe, Mercury, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln. Visitors view Henry Ford's first gasoline engine. A giant moving mural by Henry Billings symbolizing the dependence of industry on pure science. The Industrial Hall, featuring a giant Ford Cycle of Production exhibit that traces the progress of 27 raw materials through their production cycle to a finished Ford vehicle. Demonstrations of manual, hand-production versus mechanized production and comparison of costs, with cost for a hand-produced car ringing in around 17,000 dollars.
Ben Hogan wins the Goodall Palm Beach Round-Robin Tournament at the Fresh Meadows Club in Flushing, New York. Players make the strokes. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead stroke the ball during the match. An audience watches the game. Ben Hogan gets the championship trophy. He poses.
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