Ford Seattle-ite XXI (incl brochure), 1962. Presented at the Century 21 Exposition which formed part of the Seattle World’s Fair (hence the name) a scale model theoretically powered by nuclear fusion. Designed by Alex Tremulis who proposed interchangeable power units so the entire front of the car could be removed. The "compact nuclear propulsion devices" would come in economy form offering perhaps 60hp, up to a high-speed transcontinental unit with in excess of 400hp. It also proposed features that did make it into real cars like computerised navigation and fingertip controls

The Hostess of the Kaleidoscope at Expo 67.

"Seven years ago we all went through the flames; and the happiness of some of us since then is, we think, well worth the pain we endured."

Although Dracula was published in 1897, some think that it takes place in 1893 because of the way the days and dates used line up. If that's the case, Jonathan Harker's epilogue, seven years later, would have been added around 1900. A new era bubbling with new change and new conventions. The story ends with Jonathan looking ahead to a new century filled with the unknown and being able to look on the past, despite its darkness, "without despair."

Poster for A Century of Progress International Exposition (the Chicago World’s Fair) - 1933.

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

World's Fair 1940. New York. Your World's Fair, From May 11, 1940

Ferris wheel. World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) 1893

Source: Library of Congress

Watching the first episode of the Mighty Nein campaign with the Best Beloved and he goes, "Wait, 'Taliesin' is his name?"

And... dude, I did tell you most of his DnD characters' names would look less out there than his real one :D (It's pretty much the same case for me, so :P)

1939 World’s Fair on San Francisco Bay - Golden Gate International Exposition // Design by Shawl, Nyeland and Seavey

Source

Doing research on the 1893 Chicago World Fair and goddanm what didn't happen at this fair? It had the first ferris wheel that was apart of what later inspired the first major amusement park, George Washington Carver showed some art there and he was pretty young at the time, a song was written for belly dancers performing there that would end up beings sampled in probably hundreds of songs including Take It Off by Kesha??? All sorts of shit was introduced there like Juicy Fruit gum, Shredded Wheat and Cracker Jacks to name a few, the fucking mayor died (didn't just die, GOT SHOT), it lasted for almost a year for reasons I can't fathom, and the other versions of this fair where mostly failures. what was in that Chicago air in 1893??

I found pictures of my mom and sister at the International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974.

I wasn't even a year old at the time, so I guess I wasn't invited.

(The USSR restaurant sign, on the right? It's from their 1936 constitution)

The people all look so old. My sister seems to be the only child, and my mom was like 23. Everyone else looks 50+.

Maybe because everyone smoked then, huh?

No one is smiling. They don't even seem to be enjoying themselves.

My mom was smiling, my sister was not. She was 3 though, I suppose it was a little overstimulating.

The Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opened on April 21, 1962. It is the first World’s Fair in the United States since World War II.  

Milestone Monday

On this day, October 17 in 1965, the 1964–65 New York World's Fair closed after two years and more than 51 million attendees. In commemoration, we offer a few pages from our copy of the Official Guide to the Fair. Seeing this guide is very nostalgic for me. As a child, my family lived only 30 minutes from the fairgrounds, so we were among the 51 million and visited the fair several times. I was most excited to see the life-sized dinosaur models. Before the fair opened, the fiberglass models were transported by open-air barge down the Hudson and up the East River and finally to Flushing Meadows on October 15, 1963. That was four days after my 7th birthday, so as a present my uncle Manny took me to Astoria Park in Queens to watch the barge and its mighty dinosaurs float by. It was quite literally an awesome experience!

Besides the dinosaurs, my favorite attractions were the Pepsi-Cola “It’s a Small World” Disney ride, the space park, the underground house, Michelangelo’s La Pietà at the Vatican Pavilion (although I was only 8, I found it oddly fascinating), and of course the Unisphere, which still gives me thrills when I see it today. The fair’s closing was bittersweet for me, as its ending came six days after my 9th birthday, but as a present my parents took me to the fair one last time and I got to say goodbye to all my favorite attractions. It was a little sad, but mainly it was still magical.

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-- MAX, Head, Special Collectons

Last Day of the World's Fair

The World's Fair has been an incredible experience this year for us! We are so thankful for the invitation to perform and how wonderful every person we've met has been.

Today, we are enjoying those last fleeting moments of the fair before everything is torn down, and we will be starting off on our Kalos mini tour tomorrow! Hope to see you all there~<3

Let's Misbehave, Monsters!

A Century of Progress International Exposition opening day ticket. Chicago - 1933.

Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection

1964 New York World's Fair Unidentified Virginia family photograph