Leave It to Roll-Oh- World's Fair 1940

This is a promotional film made by Chevrolet for the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. The short begins with a futuristic household robot that helps free up time for the housewife who enjoys leisurely reading magazines. From here it focuses on the small technological advances that help take care of the "routine tasks" leaving us "free to live, work and play in greater ease and comfort and safety".

New Orleans World's Fair- Show Boat (1984)

This video clip is from an eighty-first birthday celebration for Bob Hope, taped at the New Orleans World's Fair. It is a sketch parody of Show Boat starring Bob Hope, Brooke Shields, Placido Domingo, Red Buttons, John Ritter and Twiggy aboard the River Queen on the banks of the Mississippi in New Orleans.

All's Fair at the Fair (1938)

Watch as Elmer and Mirandy, a couple from the country, experience the modernistic designs and robotic attractions at the World's Fair. All's Fair at the Fair was a seven minute cartoon released in 1938. It was a Color Classic produced by Max Fleischer and distributed by Paramount.

NY World's Fair- Futurama Ride Video (1964/65)

General Motors promotional film follows a young boy as he rides the Futurama 2 ride at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.

NY World's Fair FUTURAMA Ride Video

General Motors promotional film follows a young boy as he rides the Futurama 2 ride at the 1964- 65 New York World's Fair.

New York World's Fair (1939)

Watch dancer and actress Ann Pennington (Ziegfeld Follies, Gold Diggers of Broadway) perform at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

ELEKTRO the Smoking Robot- New York World's Fair (1939)

An excerpt from the 1939 movie "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair" belonging to the Collection "1939-40 New York World's Fair". Elektro, the "Westinghouse Motor Man" filmed inside the Westinghouse Pavillion at the Fair.

San Francisco World's Fair 1939

Spectacular short with great footage of the 1939 World's Fair. Thanks to The Travel Film Archive.

1939 New York World's Fair Video

Great video featuring the fun sights and sounds of the 1939 World's Fair in New York. For more information about the fair, check out this site. From the description:

In April of 1939 the New York World's Fair, "Building The World of Tomorrow," opened on what was once a marshy wasteland in Flushing Meadows, just east of the great metropolis. From its inception to its closing ceremonies, the Fair promoted one of the last great meta narratives of the Machine Age: the unqualified belief in science and technology as a means to economic prosperity and personal freedom. Wedged between the greatest economic disaster in America and the growing international tension that would result in World War II, The World of Tomorrow was a much-needed antidote to the depression and confusion of the times. It provided the one saving grace which all of America needed: it provided hope. Part ideological construct, part trade show, part League of Nations, part amusement park, and part Utopian community, the Fair promoted its message of hope and prosperity with icons, symbols, exhibitions, and demonstrations.